The San Antonio Spurs retired Tim Duncan’s No. 21 jersey after they beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-100 on Sunday. Former teammates Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli gave speeches as well as Duncan’s infamous coach Gregg Popovich.
(Video) NBA: Tim Duncan Can’t Stay Away From The Spurs, Shows Up To Play Pau Gasol One-On-One
photo credit Tim Duncan will have his number 21 retired this Sunday, December 18th, when the Spurs host the Pelicans but from the looks of things he still has his love and passion for the game. He has been seen numerous times this season at Spurs practices and games after announcing his retirement over the summer and now he’s actual getting out on the court and making Pau Gasol work during games of one-on-one.
NBA: Tim Duncan Turned Down Personal Invitation From President Obama To Join Him At Rio Olympics
Most people in this country would jump at the chance to hang out with President Obama, especially if hanging out involves traveling together to Rio to watch some of the Olympic events. Tim Duncan is not one of those people though as he declined a personal invite from the POTUS but if you know him, it shouldn’t even be that surprising.
NBA: Usually Stoic Gregg Popovich Emotional Over Tim Duncan Retiring But He’s Not Retiring Too
Gregg Popovich, the former military man and current coach of the San Antonio Spurs is usually very stoic but the loss of Tim Duncan made him emotional.
NBA: Tim Duncan On Being Unimpressed By Michael Jordan And Not Liking Him
I’ve heard plenty of people speak on not being the biggest fan of Michael Jordan’s personality but I’ve never heard someone talk about being “unimpressed” by him on the basketball court. Then again, there aren’t many people like Tim Duncan either. During his rookie year in 1998, Duncan gave a memorable interview to Dan Patrick. The Q&A style interview was published in the year 2000 in Patrick’s book called “Outtakes” and yesterday, Stefan Bondy of the NYDN, dug up the highlights and Duncan really seemed to dislike Jordan and loved a young Stephon Marbury.
