Tim Duncan is reportedly leaning strongly towards retirement. The Spurs haven’t gotten his replacement, but they did get another veteran that can help solidify the frontline and was highly sought after by other teams aside from San Antonio.
NBA: Spurs Boris Diaw Says Gregg Popovich Makes Him Play in Blowout Games Just So He’ll Lose Weight
Boris Diaw is one of the more quirky guys in the NBA but he is a very cool guy in his own way. He has a great relationship with his coach, Gregg Popovich and that relationship tends to lead to alot of jokes between them and the rest of the team.
NBA: LOL Tony Parker Says Popovich Isn’t Resting Boris Diaw Because He Wants Him to Lose Weight
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is known for resting his top players even during big games and to the dismay of the league and fans. One player that isn’t getting much rest is Boris Diaw. Tony Parker had a funny explanation as to why.
(Video) NBA: Boris Diaw Launches Half-Court Shot Which Hits Gregg Popovich in the Head
The Spurs were getting beaten fairly soundly by the Clippers on Saturday, to the point where San Antonio trailed by 14 points as the first half came to a close. That explains Gregg Popovich heading to the locker room before the final buzzer sounded, but that decision ended up putting him in the line of fire of one of his player’s shots — and Boris Diaw did not miss.
(Video) NBA: Wait Huh? Boris Diaw Drops Dirk Nowitzki… TWICE!
Either there was a wet spot on the floor, Dirk needs new sneakers or he’s just getting old and lost a step. Or I could just give Boris Diaw props for improving his foot work as he drove to the basket he dropped Dirk not once, but twice!
NBA: Spurs’ Boris Diaw Can Make An Extra $500,000 If He Doesn’t Gain Weight!
Boris Diaw is known for loving food and gaining quite a bit of weight. Diaw however joined the San Antonio Spurs and became a critical part of the championship team. San Antonio also managed to keep him in shape. So how did they do that? Well this incentive surely didn’t hurt.
