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Future Hall of Fame power forward Tim Duncan surprised the NBA world by coming out of retirement not to resume his playing career but sit on the bench and serve as an assistant on longtime San Antonio Spurs head coach’s staff. The relationship between Popovich and Duncan has been long documented since the Spurs selected […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan and head coach Gregg Popovich have had one of the more humorous player-coach relationships in NBA history. So with Duncan on the doorstep of NBA immortality, why should things be any different? Duncan was nominated as a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020, but Popovich […]

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2020, and it includes some NBA legends. The list is highlighted by NBA all-time greats Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh, Shawn Marion, Michael Finley and WNBA stars Tamika Catchings and Swin Cash: Naismith […]

Put simply: Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been a rebounding machine since he first took the floor in 2016. Since then, he has become the quickest player to amass 2,000 rebounds in his career since Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs in 1999. In Sixers history, he was just six games behind the […]

Just in case you didn’t know, Tim Duncan is back with the San Antonio Spurs as a coach. New York Knicks coach David Fizdale is not having any of it. The Big Fundamental helped Gregg Popovich take down the Knicks, 111-104. Fizdale was naturally asked about Duncan’s performance at the sideline during the game, and […]

Tim Duncan and San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich have a special bond. The two won five NBA championships together and had a coach-player relationship that everyone dreams of having. Duncan won two MVP awards as a Spur, three Finals MVPs and is arguably the greatest power forward of all time. Because of their […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich doesn’t throw around compliments very often, but he does give credit to those who earned it. Despite the team’s current struggles, the multi-titled coach recently had high praise for his former player-turned-deputy Tim Duncan. After hanging up his sneakers in 2016, the two-time MVP joined coach Pop’s stable […]

Gregg Popovich does not mince words, as the officials know well after the San Antonio Spurs coach earned a pair of technicals and was ejected from Saturday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers. At the time, the Spurs appeared to take a “committee” approach to replacing Popovich. However, the veteran head coach revealed that Tim […]

Even for a short while, the old San Antonio Spurs band was back together, and it was as glorious as basketball fans could have ever hoped for. The most successful “Big 3” of this era reunited at the AT&T center on Monday, as future Hall of Famers Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were in attendance […]

Al Horford is up for a big season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Teaming up with Joel Embiid this season, this will be one of his best opportunities to win an NBA title. He makes the Sixers so good that Dwane Casey compares him to a future Hall of Famer. The former coach of the year […]

During an ESPN interview with Rachel Nichols and Richard Jefferson, San Antonio Spurs legend David Robinson explained how helpful assistant coach Tim Duncan will be for the young players on San Antonio. Duncan, the best player in Spurs franchise history, joined Gregg Popovich’s staff this summer. Robinson claims Duncan is going to provide leadership for […]

Tim Duncan is the newest voice on the bench of San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, but that hasn’t stopped him from going back to his old habits of putting his toes on the line and running sprints at the start of training camp. The five-time NBA champion took the sideline and ran from […]

Last season was another forgettable campaign for the San Antonio Spurs, as the team suffered their second consecutive first-round exit over the past two seasons. The team did well to force their way into a playoffs spot in a ruthless Western Conference, but such is the extremely high standards expected of the Spurs, that an […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich will be eligible to make the basketball Hall of Fame next season. He will likely be joined by Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. According to Gary Washburn of The Boston Globe, Popovich would have already been elected to the Hall of Fame, but he refused consideration. […]

Former NBA forward Stephen Jackson says Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis is “Tim Duncan on steroids.” Jackson believes the Lakers will be better than the Los Angeles Clippers next season and win the Western Conference if Davis plays at the level we are accustomed to seeing him produce at. "I think Anthony […]

The media has been in a frenzy over the Team USA dropouts all season. Star players have either decided to pass on playing for the national team or left during the interim process, with the latest big name to drop being Kyle Kuzma. While the team assembled is still full of quality players, there have […]

The San Antonio Spurs dynasty has long since been over. But with the retirement of Tony Parker following the 2018-19 season comes a certain finality to one of the best eras in NBA history, even though the future Hall-of-Fame point guard spent his final season playing away from the Alamo City with the Charlotte Hornets. […]

Tim Duncan has started fulfilling his role as one of the San Antonio Spurs’ assistant coaches. His first task: working out with guard Dejounte Murray. 2 🐐’s pic.twitter.com/tE1Syzk8Bo — /r/spurs (@redditspurs) August 10, 2019 Last month, the Spurs announced the addition of Duncan to Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff. He is expected to be on the […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had some hilarious lines when asked about the San Antonio Spurs’ hiring of Tim Duncan. Kerr claimed that Duncan would be unfireable due to his resume in San Antonio, but he joked the future Hall of Famer probably wouldn’t do much other than chill on the bench. USA […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich joked on Monday that future Hall of Fame big man and recently hired assistant coach Tim Duncan “doesn’t know a lick about coaching.” Per Marc Stein of The New York Times, Popovich even trolled Duncan and said he doesn’t even know why he hired the Spurs icon. The […]

Former NBA player Vinny Del Negro believes Tim Duncan — a one-time teammate of his —  will be successful in his new job as assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs. Speaking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Del Negro expressed his confidence in Duncan’s capabilities as a coach. He believes that his legendary stature in the […]

The San Antonio Spurs seemed to have scored another gem in 19th overall pick Luka Samanic. The 19-year-old forward is looking like another prospect the Spurs will be raving about for years to come, and perhaps maybe even as soon as in his rookie year this coming season. San Antonio was so high on Samanic […]

San Antonio Spurs fans rejoiced when news broke that Tim Duncan would be joining the team next season as an assistant coach. However, per Marc Stein, Duncan was not the first former Spurs player to be approached for the job. That would be Manu Ginobili: The assistant coaching concept, I’m told, was also broached with […]

People close to Tim Duncan were shocked the future Hall of Famer decided to join the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach on Monday. Maybe they shouldn’t be. According to Marc Stein of The New York Times, Duncan becoming an assistant coach for San Antonio was his idea for the most part. Yet I […]

Manu Ginobili trolls former San Antonio Spurs teammate Tim Duncan, who is returning to San Antonio to become an assistant coach. Duncan and Will Hardy were recently named to Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff. Upon learning the news, Ginobili immediately reacted to the hiring. However, instead of congratulating Duncan, Manu focused on Hardy. Awesome news! So […]

Former San Antonio Spurs champion and current TV analyst Sean Elliott says it’s “awesome” Tim Duncan is becoming an assistant coach with the team. Elliot, who was part of the 1999 Spurs team which won the title over the New York Knicks in five games, says “players are going to be thrilled to come in […]

A person close to Tim Duncan was reportedly “caught off guard” Duncan wanted to be an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, according to Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News. However, the same person said Duncan is a “gym rat,” misses the camaraderie of an NBA team, and likes being around Spurs head […]

Tim Duncan is joining Gregg Popovich’s staff on the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan is the best player in Spurs franchise history. He won five titles with Popovich, two regular season MVP awards, two Finals MVPs and was the 1998 Rookie of the Year. Duncan made the All-NBA and All-Defensive team 15 times during his legendary […]

Retired San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan met welterweight UFC competitor Leon Edwards on Sunday. Edwards has in the past praised the future Hall of Famer and attempted to replicate his winning ways. LEON EDWARDS MEET … TIM DUNCAN! Victory. /fin pic.twitter.com/spNV7dwubB — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 21, 2019 Here’s the complimentary remarks Edwards had […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni first made a name for himself in the coaching ranks of the NBA as the head honcho for the Phoenix Suns back in the early 2000’s. This was one of the best eras of Suns basketball since the days of the great Charles Barkley, with the team led by […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan recently met with former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the Virgin Islands to expand the Yes! Our Kids Can (YOKC) program. Duncan, a native of St. Croix, has long been known for his support of the Virgin Islands and its youth. […]

The Toronto Raptors reached the NBA Finals for the first time in its franchise history, thanks in large part to the phenomenal play of All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard who single-handedly carried the team for the majority of their playoff run. In a press conference ahead of Game 2, Leonard credited three Hall of Famers who […]

Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam made NBA history in his first NBA Finals game on Thursday. According to Basketball Reference’s official Twitter account, Siakam becomes just the fourth player with a maximum of three years’ experience to score at least 30 points in his first NBA Finals game. He joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic says he modeled his offensive game after San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. Both Jokic and Duncan aren’t athletic at all. They use their large frames and basketball fundamentals to dominate the game. Duncan, of course, was nicknamed The Big Fundamental. Jokic, whose Nuggets are tied with the Spurs at […]

New York Knicks rookie center Mitchell Robinson had just turned 21. The Louisiana native has been one of the few bright spots on a 15-62 Knicks roster, displaying a natural shot-blocking ability not seen since Spurs legend Tim Duncan showed up in San Antonio. With six games left as of this writing, the second-round pick […]

Thursday night marked one of the most memorable occasions in the storied career of Manu Ginobili, as the San Antonio Spurs retired his No. 20 jersey and raised it to the rafters of the AT&T Center. Former teammate Tony Parker was one of the many notable names in attendance for the momentous event, and the […]

A now-retired Tim Duncan honored longtime San Antonio Spurs teammate Manu Ginobili during his jersey retirement ceremony at the AT&T Center on Thursday, right after the Spurs dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers. The five-time NBA champion described the moment in which he first heard of Ginobili, a rather unflattering, yet hilarious anecdote: “I got that call […]

The San Antonio Spurs trio of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker was one of the most iconic Big 3’s the league has ever seen. However, as it turns out, the trifecta did not exactly start on the best of terms. According to Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, Duncan was actually a bit skeptical […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen is a big fan of new 6-foot-8 wing Otto Porter Jr. Speaking to Michael Lee of The Athletic, the 52-year-old coach explained why he considers Porter to be one of the most valuable players on his team, even going as far as comparing him to San Antonio Spurs legend Tim […]