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Michael C. Wright: Victor Wembanyama actually said that at his height, he couldn't ride anything safely yesterday at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Whole team was there yesterday (minus Luke Kornet) to get in a day off together ahead of the season opener.
Tom Orsborn: Keldon Johnson, Luke Kornet and Julian Champagnie have been ruled out for tonight for #Spurs vs. Suns, Mitch Johnson said. De'Aaron Fox and Carter Bryant are available.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and his staff's emphasis on accountability will be even stronger this season after the addition of Billy Donovan. That was the message center Luke Kornet delivered to reporters on the first day of training camp when asked about the Hall of Fame coach joining the defending Western Conference champions.
James’ agent Rich Paul has asked all teams interested in signing James in free agency to send a voice memo pitch, ESPN reported. In Kornet’s two minute pitch, he re-introduced himself and shared an invitation to San Antonio. “Hey Lebron. Mr. James...It’s Luke Kornet, number seven of the San Antonio Spurs. You yelled at me a little bit last week or last year,” Kornet said in the video. Kornet mentioned living state tax-free, Seaworld, La Panadería and as benefits of calling San Antonio home. Additionally, Kornet jokingly described himself as “a generational player” in the pitch. Victor Wembanyama was mentioned as another draw to play for the Spurs.
Matt Guzman: Luke Kornet has created a two-minute voice memo for LeBron James, pitching him the idea of joining the #Spurs in free agency. “We got a great thing going,” he said. “You can play alongside a generational player. And Victor, too!”
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Tom Orsborn: Luke Kornet said it was a “joy” to be part of this team: “We have a lot of great players and a lot of young players and I feel like everyone bought in and were united and about as free and selfless of a group I've ever seen.”
Michael C. Wright: Luke Kornet will be available tonight, per Mitch Johnson.
Q. Have you heard from any of the Boston guys during the run here? And I know Derrick White kind of talked to you a little bit about what to expect in San Antonio and making that decision. Like what has it been like to have a guy like that in your corner as you've made this transition? And have you heard from anybody else through this run here? Luke Kornet: Yeah, I heard from guys, I've been in touch with them. There's a group of us that are still like kind of texting throughout the year and whatever. As for Derrick, there's been radio silence. You know the type of guy he is where he's one to foster and hold a grudge, so you kind of want to let that kind of just simmer and then give it the space. And unfortunately you have to play them twice a year, so you see them then, but I mean, there's a hostile act that happened when we played them last, so I don't know if we're exactly on speaking terms.
Spurs Nation: Spurs center Luke Kornet, on his favorites from Knicks super fan Ben Stiller: “Realistically it’s probably Dodgeball, maybe Meet the Parents, but I think my favorite character is in Heavyweights, which is kind of like a precursor to the Globo Gym. ... ‘Lunch has been canceled due to a lack of hustle’ is an all-timer.”
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Ian Begley: In its 2-minute report, NBA finds that referees in Game 2 of Knicks-Spurs made no errors in final 2 minutes. Every call was either a correct call or a correct non-call. On Luke Kornet kick ball late, NBA says: “Although Kornet (SAS) lifts his foot, he does not intentionally kick the loose ball.”
The 7-foot-1 Luke Kornet bent down to the 5-foot-1 sister, and she placed her hand on his head. They each closed their eyes. She prayed for the holy spirit to be with him. The moment went viral. The Spurs won. Kornet, who finished with six points, seven rebounds and two blocks off the bench, said afterward that the sisters needed to be in Oklahoma City for Game 6. "We've got to get 'em on the plane," he said.
Spurs Nation: Spurs center Luke Kornet, on the reaction to his game-changing chase-down block: “Someone from the bench yelled, ‘Who is it? LeBron James?’ We’ll see which one has more staying power in the record books of history.”
In the first half, they broke out ice coverages to keep SGA on the right side of the floor, so that he couldn’t easily hop into a stepback and would have to completely flip his hips around to get a shot off. It also kept Kornet far enough back that the MVP couldn’t just drive all the way around the coverage to get to the rim or make the kinds of cross-court kick-out passes he doesn’t usually do.
