{
  "id": 10551555,
  "title": "How the Spurs will deal with NBA Finals ghosts that still haunt them",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/how-the-spurs-will-deal-with-nba-finals-ghosts-that-still-haunt-them",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T22:45:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spurs-deal-nba-finals-ghosts-224526900.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The San Antonio Spurs are bracing themselves for lingering memories from their recent NBA Finals experience. Victor Wembanyama, the team's young superstar center, likened these memories to \"ghosts\" that refuse to leave. Wembanyama, along with his teammates, admits that the pain and regret associated with coming up short in the Finals are not going away anytime soon. The team's coach, Mitch Johnson, acknowledges that overthinking and second-guessing have been part of the process, even though they are intent on not dwelling on regret. Despite the tough memories, the Spurs are focused on moving forward and winning with those ghosts by their side.",
  "summary": "Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs confront the haunting heartbreak of their NBA Finals loss as training camp opens.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Spurs news: Stephon Castle shades Knicks' MSG NBA Finals crowd",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/spurs-news-stephon-castle-shades-knicks-msg-nba-finals-crowd",
        "published": "2026-09-28T18:56:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}