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San Antonio Spurs: Stephen Jackson went through shootaround and is expected to play tonight at New Orleans. #GoSpursGo Twitter

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I chatted with Jackson after the game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center and, as usual, he didn’t pull many punches. When I asked Jackson whether he had talked to Bucks coach Scott Skiles, with whom he had a tumultuous relationship, since being dealt, Jackson looked at me incredulously and said, “Are you serious? … Are you serious?” He then paused, raised his voice and again said, “Are you serious? No, I haven’t talked to Scott Skiles. I wish him the best.” Racine Journal-Times

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Stephen Jackson on whether he ever confronted Bucks general manager John Hammond about a contract extension: “No, no. I respected John. We talked about it sometimes but I never confronted him about it. There were just some things on my mind that I wanted to talk to him about. I have the utmost respect for John. Actually, I still speak to John. He’s probably the only person from the organization that I still speak to. He’s texted me after a game sometimes. Hopefully, one day I might be working for him.” Racine Journal-Times

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Spurs forward Stephen Jackson, a part-time rapper himself, appears to have foreseen a fate far more benign. “Haters on the sideline, hopin’ I sprain an ankle,” Jackson rapped on his recent single “Lonely at the Top.” In the first quarter of the Spurs’ 100-83 loss to New York on Thursday, rap turned to reality for Jackson. San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Injuries 

Drifiting down the celebrity-studded sideline at Madison Square Garden after missing a 3-pointer, Jackson sprained his right ankle when he tripped over a waitress taking concession orders from patrons courtside. In a bizarre twist, the fan she appeared to be taking the order from was New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. San Antonio Express-News

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Brian Windhorst: Spurs announced Stephen Jackson will not return with ankle injury. Move over Serge Ibaka, Capt. Jack has a new enemy No. 1. Twitter @WindhorstESPN

San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Injuries 

Jeff McDonald: Asked if he had spoken with Scott Skiles since being traded, Jack said "are you serious?" and laughed for 15 seconds straight. Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Scott Skiles 

Jeff McDonald: Jack says he has no beef with Milwaukee. Loves the city. Loves the people. "Work-wise, it just wasn't good for me." Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Scott Skiles 

Two months later, amid constant clashes with coach Scott Skiles, the firebrand small forward was traded back to the Spurs via Golden State, napalming the bridge out of Milwaukee as he left. “I just wanted to be around a positive organization that’s used to winning and plays the game the right way,” Jackson says now. “Milwaukee, they’re not used to winning. I just wasn’t going to go for it at the end of my career.” San Antonio Express-News

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“It just wasn’t a good situation for me,” said Jackson, who still keeps in touch with former Bucks teammates Drew Gooden and Brandon Jennings. “I didn’t want to be a part of no rebuilding team.” San Antonio Express-News

Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson 

"Stack Jack" was recently fined for basically threatening Serge Ibaka using Twitter. And after the Spurs' shoot around Sunday morning, Popovich saw Stephen Jackson using his cell phone and reacted in a very Pop way. Via Dwaine Price: "Jack's a pain in the (butt),'' Popovich said. "Look at him, all he does is twitters. "He's twittering some stuff right now that'll probably get him fined, and then I've got to call the league and talk to the league and say, 'Yeah, I talked to him.' '' Jackson then chimed in and said: "It's not Twitter. It's Instagram.'' CBSSports.com

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One of the more pressing questions of the 2012-13 season is whether or not Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had been made aware of the hip- hop track produced in his honor by an Israeli rap group, appropriately and simply named “Popovich.“ (See below.) Stephen Jackson gave us the answer after Wednesday’s victory over the Raptors: Not only has Popovich seen it, he used it to prank the Spurs before their last preseason game. We’ll let Captain Jack explain: “He was showing some film of me messing up, getting on me real hard. I was like, ‘You know what Pop, I don’t even want to play basketball. I’d rather do this. Kick it!’ And they played two of my videos. And Pop was like, ‘You know what? Don’t worry about it Jack. I got my own video.’ It was pretty cool.” Boris Diaw deemed the stunt “hilarious” while noted music aficionado Matt Bonner also gave his seal of approval. San Antonio Express-News

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Jeff McDonald: Stephen Jackson not touching Ibaka/Twitter related questions. "I'm leaving that alone," he said. "I wish Serge the best." Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Serge Ibaka 

Ibaka when asked about if the incident from earlier this month fueled his performance: “I respect your job, but I don’t want to talk about (it). It was a great win for us. We need it. It’s about (the) win, the team win.” Oklahoman

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I was standing outside the Spurs locker room when Jackson came skipping out to warm up before the game. I was then nearby when he exited the court following his warm-ups. When he reached the fans at the tunnel, Jackson began signing autographs for scores of Thunder fans. I couldn’t tell which was weirder given the circumstances, him happily signing or Thunder fans eagerly asking. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Serge Ibaka 

San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson, who suffered a broken finger in late November, will play against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team tweeted. USA Today

San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Injuries 

The San Antonio Spurs are limping along early in the regular season with Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Jackson and Manu Ginobili suffering various injuries. Ginobili suffered a left thigh contusion in last night's win over Boston and is questionable for the upcoming game versus the Thunder. But the team might be seeing Jackson back on the court. According to Jackson, he is targeting Monday's clash with Oklahoma City for his return. Cant wait till monday. Gonna b happy to b bak on the court. #GoSpursGo — Stephen Jackson (@DaTrillStak5) December 16, 2012 ProjectSpurs.com

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Jackson said getting back on the court will help him move past the controversy in which he embroiled himself last week by tweeting hostile comments aimed at Oklahoma City’s Serge Ibaka. The Spurs and the NBA jointly fined Jackson $25,000 for the ill-considered remarks. “It happened,” he said. “I apologized for it. I paid my fine. I’m ready to move on. I spoke my mind. It wasn’t right, and I knew it wasn’t right. I dealt with the consequences, and that’s about it. “I’m ready to get back to playing basketball.” San Antonio Express-News

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Darnell Mayberry: When asked about Stephen Jackson's tweet, Scott Brooks said he respects the Spurs for rarely having comments like that come from their team. Twitter @DarnellMayberry

Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Stephen Jackson, Scott Brooks, Serge Ibaka 

San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday for threatening Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka in a Twitter post. Jackson posted the message after Ibaka and Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace got tied up during the fourth quarter of the Thunder's 114-108 victory on Friday night. The post has since been deleted, but multiple outlets reported it read: ''Somebody tell serg Abaka. He aint bout dis life. Next time he run up on me im goin in his mouth. That's a promise. He doin 2 much.'' Yahoo! Sports

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