Retirement will be sweet for San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. After 19 years and 5 NBA championships, hanging up his jersey is a feat he has deserved. Many of his fellow athletes are saying nothing but good things about the Big Fundamental, and that's because of his good spirit on the court.
His positivity even flowed into his mental games with players on the court, at least according to Etan Thomas. In the story below, he really shows just how confident and comfortable he felt in the world's most competitive basketball league.
It's almost as if Duncan just wants a challenge in his gameplay. For a player to help lead his team to a playoff appearance in every season he started, he felt accustomed on the court. When a player was slacking, he felt the need to help them improve.
Maybe these were strategic mind games to get his competition riled up. Nobody knows if Tim Duncan even needed to utilize trash talk to bring a little added tension. But at least we know a story where Tim Duncan was helping out younger talent play better offense.
The league is truly going to miss this Spurs power forward.
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