LaMarcus Aldridge missed his first workout of training camp today with leg tightness. Or rather, the Spurs — being the Spurs — held him out for precautionary reasons.
“We sat him out,” coach Gregg Popovich said. “He didn’t want to do it. I said, ‘Welcome to the Spurs. Go sit.’ ”
Aldridge’s light morning at least kept him fresh to make his debut in the Spurs’ iconic H-E-B commercials, which began filming this afternoon. The Spurs’ most high-profile free agent addition maybe ever, Aldridge remains on pace to make his preseason debut Thursday night in Sacramento.