Following a victory vs. the Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinals, the Spurs may have shown they don't need to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Tottenham are considering replacing under-pressure manager Thomas Frank with former Barcelona boss Xavi. (Fichajes - in Spanish) Spurs are prepared to wait until next summer to sign Brighton's 25-year-old Netherlands defender Jan Paul van Hecke. (Football Insider)

Spurs 111, Thunder 109: In his first outing since Nov. 14, Victor Wembanyama stamped his return, posting 22 points, 9 boards and 2 blocks in 21 minutes to ignite San Antonio past OKC in a comeback thriller, sending the Spurs to Tuesday’s NBA Cup Championship game against the Knicks. | Recap

Beating OKC was a huge win for the Spurs. The Thunder carried a 16-game winning streak into the game, with their last defeat on November 5 against Portland, according to the Associated Press. Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, who received "MVP" chants from the Spurs pro-crowd, returned from a 12-game absence with 22 points and nine rebounds.

"It's pretty evident if no-one gets the time, no-one can turn it around," says Thomas Frank as Spurs beaten at Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest appear to be back on solid ground under Sean Dyche, evidenced by the Tricky Trees 3-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their fourth in eight Premier League games since the new manager's appointment.

After losing only eight games at home in the entire season, the Black and Silver left Texas with nothing to show. Worse, they were manhandled in Game 3 in Los Angeles, prompting Gregg Popovich to wonder whether his boys stopped believing in themselves.

In NBA Cup semifinals Saturday, Stephon Castle and Co. held Oklahoma City to just 109 points, 14 below its season average.