{
  "id": 10603625,
  "title": "Spurs news: Stephon Castle blames 2012 Thunder's 'strong-a** egos' for failure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/spurs-news-stephon-castle-blames-2012-thunders-strong-a-egos-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T03:42:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spurs-news-stephon-castle-blames-034225669.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stephon Castle, a guard for the San Antonio Spurs, criticized the 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder squad for their strong egos, which he believes led to their failure. Castle, who is preparing for his third season with the Spurs, played a key role in helping the team reach the 2014 NBA Finals, but they lost to the New York Knicks. Castle and teammate Dylan Harper discussed their thoughts on avoiding the pitfalls of potential dynasties in an interview with Cam Wolf of GQ. They stated, \"We don't have no egos,\" contrasting the alleged strong egos of the 2012 Thunder team, which included superstars like Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. The source material highlights that the Thunder team traded James Harden to the Houston Rockets the following summer, but the Spurs team, led by Victor Wembanyama, has a promising future with the potential to reach the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year.",
  "summary": "Stephon Castle took shots at the 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder squad as the San Antonio guard looks to get the Spurs back to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year ahead of the 2026-27 season. Castle is preparing for the third season of his budding career with the Spurs. He played a crucial role in helping San Antonio make the NBA Finals for […] The post Spurs news: Stephon Castle blames…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "OKC Thunder media day 2026-27 live updates on SGA, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/okc-thunder-media-day-2026-27-live-updates-on-sga-chet-holmgren-jalen",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:42:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}