San Antonio Express-News sports columnist. Stretch four. Digit.https://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3musbeqgttk2zNot sure about the meaning of these defensive signals at UTSA’s opener, but it’s probably nothing.05 Sep 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3musbeqgttk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3muncgxxtvk2lAn ode to Uncle Dennis. How he helped Kawhi Leonard get the last laugh, all over again: https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/kawhi-leonard-dennis-robertson-clippers-22416151.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL3Nwb3J0cy9zcHVycy9hcnRpY2xlL2thd2hpLWxlb25hcmQtZGVubmlzLXJvYmVydHNvbi1jbGlwcGVycy0yMjQxNjE1MS5waHA%3D&time=MTc4ODQ2Nzc0NDc3MA%3D%3D&rid=NjIxYWZjNjYtMWIwYS00YzQ1LTgyZGMtZGEzZGI0ODNjODky&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D03 Sep 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muncgxxtvk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mukrvedcus2cCan't wait to find out which NBA player will be represented by NBA player representative Dennis Robertson once his five-year ban is up.02 Sep 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukrvedcus2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mukjphe3qc24Good for the union. Hope it prevails. Also, another promise that the Spurs Insider never will be sponsored by a sportsbook. (None have offered, but still.) We remain steadfast in our belief that the only time sports bettors should be addressed during a podcast is when we ridicule them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukjphe3qc24https://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mu62cyispk2tI still can’t get over them cuing up video of Watson hugging women employees DURING HIS ROOKIE YEAR. With no mention at all of what “that news” was. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62cyispk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mu46qccaaidzThe last minute of this is a crime against broadcasting, decency, and our collective intelligence. So freaking gross. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu46qccaaidzhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtzaoq3n5k2kI’d been completely unaware of the fairly obscure, run-of-the-mill, behind-a-paywall story about a college football locker room incident — until TCU banned the newspaper that reported it. Now I know all about it! So congrats to TCU AD Barbra Streisand, I reckon. t.co/dGxAXbAH32 https://t.co/dGxAXbAH3226 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzaoq3n5k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtupnjhlk6lgLate to this but did anybody read a particularly good piece of writing about THE SECRET AGENT (Brazil, 2025)? That movie rules. 25 Aug 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtupnjhlk6lghttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtu5mkuwec2pEvery time I’m in a parking lot and see a guy walk up to one of those giant 3/4-ton $60,000 pickups, I’m tempted to say the same thing: “Need a boost, little fella?”24 Aug 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu5mkuwec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtpctjvysk2zLet me ask the only source I’m talking to today. Sorry, he doesn’t know. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpctjvysk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtp62wy3sk2zHi.22 Aug 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp62wy3sk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtknjkpt322oApropos of nothing, in this business there is no surer way to make an easy buck than by rebranding yourself as a “conservative” sports writer.21 Aug 2026 01:51 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtknjkpt322ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtjo2ndnpk2yExtremely niche tweet: Grizzled NBA veteran Bismack Biyombo, the wise old sage in the Spurs’ locker room last season, was born a year AFTER naive, wide-eyed, innocent young Natalie Harp.20 Aug 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjo2ndnpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mthhisqv4s2yIdeal campaign platform: — Anti fascist — Anti data center — Anti pickleball19 Aug 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthhisqv4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mtceatfj2k2y [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtceatfj2k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mt7jzohgnc25On the Spurs’ multiple homes away from home, and the problems they’re lucky enough to have: https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/spurs-homes-away-from-home-stem-from-success-22388921.php?outputType=amp16 Aug 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7jzohgnc25https://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mt5as6c72k24This story is insane. And while this isn’t the point, there’s a verrrrry niche brand of traveling sports writer who will be highly amused to learn more about what goes on at General Dynamics. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5as6c72k24https://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3msvxk32yr22tFor many years, Russell Westbrook was my go-to example when people asked about watching NBA games in person. With some guys, you get a sense of the speed and athleticism through the TV screen. But Russ up close was a whole different experience, man. That burst was breathtaking.12 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:x5ws4443357brulpdp7zl2qt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvxk32yr22t