Even after he announced his retirement last summer, it may still be hard to believe that Tim Duncan will not be playing anymore this season.

And during an interview in the San Antonio Spurs‘ season opener against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, head coach Gregg Popovich joked about what he's been giving The Big Fundamental for every day he does not show up.

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His hilarious comment comes after it was reported that Duncan will not be hired as an assistant coach of the team but made it clear that they enjoy seeing him in practices.

This will definitely not be the last time Popovich will be asked about the future Hall of Famer, and it will be very interesting how he'll respond to it next time as he is known to be one of the funniest and wittiest coaches out there, especially on interviews.