Oct 23, 2008 10:42 AM EST

The Spurs waived guard Salim Stoudamire on Wednesday night after their preseason loss to the Wizards.

"It was just my fate," said Stoudamire. "Obviously, it wasn’t meant for me to be a San Antonio Spur."

He played with a strained left groin on Wednesday night hoping to make an impression on coach Gregg Popovich.

"He’s not 100 percent, and he wants to make a basketball team, and he would like to be as healthy as possible to give it his best go," Popovich said. "The situation is what it is, and he’s got to deal with it, and so do we. He makes it tough for us, decision-wise, for obvious reasons."

Via San Antonio Express-News