{"id":513375,"date":"2026-01-13T15:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/513375\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:40:12","slug":"shai-gilgeous-alexander-on-game-vs-spurs-dylan-harper-gifts-san-antonio-car-dealership-a-signed-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/513375\/","title":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on game vs. Spurs; Dylan Harper gifts San Antonio car dealership a signed jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Spurs aim to beat the reigning NBA champions again, while Dylan Harper has a nice surprise for a local car company.<\/p>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/sports\/nba\/spurs\/rookie-carter-bryant-likeness-popular-southside-spurs-mural-nba-san-antonio\/273-293e2b3c-9015-479b-bf77-47e6a1196648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> and Oklahoma City Thunder are set to clash on Tuesday night with the Spurs up 3-0 against the defending NBA champs.<\/p>\n<p>And OKC guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is expecting a competitive game and is fully aware San Antonio has been the better team in the first three contests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t thought about it yet, but since we\u2019re here, we\u2019ve got to win. Just like every other night, you wake up, and you want to win a basketball game. Now, it\u2019s obviously a very good team who\u2019s gotten the better of us recently,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffGSpursZone\/status\/2010905223402057862\">said Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a>. &#8220;So yeah, it should be a fun one. It should be competitive. We\u2019ve got to go out there and do the necessary things to win a game. And if we don\u2019t, we\u2019ll most likely lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__placeholder\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d22a3b0b-408b-46fe-9f4c-b3b4bcbfe455_16x9.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/d22a3b0b-408b-46fe-9f4c-b3b4bcbfe455_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\" style=\"opacity:0\" onload=\"this.style.opacity=1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, the Spurs have sped up the Thunder, forced OKC to take tough shots, limited easy looks at the rim, and Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s defensive presence has frustrated the Thunder in the paint.<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs-Thunder matchups are must-see TV despite Wemby claiming it is not a rivalry, yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we\u2019re not quite there yet,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They\u2019re (OKC) in their own tier, but in the future, if we reach that level, it would be great to have a rivalry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DYLAN HARPER SURPRISES LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIP WITH AN AUTOGRAPHED JERSEY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rookie Dylan Harper is car shopping and recently turned to April Ancira of the &#8220;Ancira Auto Group&#8221; for help in searching for the right ride.<\/p>\n<p>To thank April (and her husband Jason), Harper, for their efforts, he gifted them an autographed jersey with a nice message:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;April &amp; Jason Ancira: I appreciate all of your help looking for a car. Hope we can work together soon. Happy holidays,&#8221; Harper wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"548\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Check out this autographed Dylan Harper jersey he gave <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AprilAncira?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AprilAncira<\/a> for helping him get a new ride, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/porvida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#porvida<\/a> fans&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#nba<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SanAntonio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SanAntonio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gospursgo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#gospursgo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nPsQSEh01K\">pic.twitter.com\/nPsQSEh01K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JeffGSpursKENS5 (@JeffGSpursZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffGSpursZone\/status\/2010784283695464832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to April, everyone involved is working on a demo deal and will circle back soon about which car he will ultimately pick.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"548\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well he didn\u2019t quite get a new ride yet. We were trying to work out a demo deal &amp; had to table it but will get back on it in a few months.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 April Ancira (@AprilAncira) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AprilAncira\/status\/2010796158533484887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s the 2024 Porsche 911 GT3 RS that recently arrived at the Ancira Volkswagen lot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"548\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A 24\u2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS just dropped at our Ancira VW store in SA. Just here to let you know\u2026.. link in comments! On sale at the low low price of $439k \ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffb! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gZ9rqiB4Oi\">pic.twitter.com\/gZ9rqiB4Oi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 April Ancira (@AprilAncira) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AprilAncira\/status\/2010456506370847000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>X:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kens5\" rel=\"noreferrer noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"isPasted\">\u00a0KENS 5<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jeffgspurszone\" rel=\"noreferrer noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JeffGSpursKENS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Spurs aim to beat the reigning NBA champions again, while Dylan Harper has a nice surprise for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":513376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-513375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-san-antonio","10":"tag-sanantonio","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115888549090226033","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}