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Contributing writer for @TheAthleticNBA 's Spurs coverage; 2014 winner, PBWA Phil Jasner Lifetime Achievement Award; old but rarely in the way.
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Straight from Tim Duncan: "I'll be on the court next year" ... story coming soon on
http://t.co/LMDPrVQ6z4
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Un-retired and now writing again for The Athletic. Here's my first column
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@BleacherReport
@olympicchannel
Let's see ... 119.61 minutes/26.2176 miles=4:56 per mile. Un-freakin-believable!!!
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Excited to announce I am coming out of retirement to contribute to
@TheAthleticNBA
’s Spurs coverage this season. I will contribute weekly, with new stories, beginning next week. For 40% off subscription, use this promo code:
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Tim Duncan just passed Walt Bellamy into 10th place on all-time NBA rebound list, 14,242
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#Spurs
Tim Duncan just passed Reggie Miller for 17th on all-time scoring list, now with 25,280 pts.
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Recruiting trip for Aldridge produced for
#Spurs
: Per Tim Duncan ... 'Finally had a chance to talk with Pop; I'll be on court next year.'
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There are 2 big men at Toyota Center tonight who have blocked 3,000 shots: Hakeem Olajuwon and, now, Tim Duncan ... Dream sitting courtside
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With Popovich tossed for first time this season it is now hard to tell who is running Spurs, but it seems like an amalgam of Tim Duncan, Becky Hammon, Will Hardy, with Duncan most vocal in talking to team.
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Gregg Popovich ('minor medical procedure') out for tonight's
#spurs
game; Ettore Messina to become 1st European-born to coach NBA game
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There it is ...
@WojYahooNBA
has hit 1M followers ... congrats to the guy who owns the NBA draft
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Did David Stern have a sense of humor? Judge for yourself. I turned 50 during season of 'NBA at 50' festivities. Denver Post pal arranged this “official” proclamation and got him to sign it.
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Kudos to NBA for reducing back-to-back and four games in five nights for all teams
#ExtendingCareers
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How David Stern found a way to help me break a pretty big NBA story and, later, deal with losing my job.
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Credit
@KyleAnderson5
for keeping his cool after
@mrvincecarter15
literally put his nose in his face to get that technical foul
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Kudos to
@JMcDonald_SAEN
for nailing story of Bruce Bowen allowing his No. 12 to come out of retirement rafters so
@Aldirdge_12
can wear it
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11-0 run and
#Spurs
have 39-35 lead and ATT Center is jumping ... and
@tonyparker
still hasn't scored
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According to Tony Parker, Kobe Bryant asked to defend LeBron 1-on-1 in All-Star crunch time
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#Spurs
@manuginobili
will announce return-or-retire decision in his own column in Argentine newspaper 'La Nacion' "when the time comes"
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Per source,
#Spurs
Kawhi Leonard will participate in USA Basketball mini-camp in Las Vegas in Aug.; skipped last 2 yrs. (injury, rest)
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Tim Duncan made a bank shot over DeAndre Jordan and a Staples Center cotton candy vendor gave a fist pump and hollered 'Yes!'
#JobJeopardy
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#Spurs
@tonyparker
on
@KyrieIrving
shooting: 'If it's going to take that to beat us we're in a great place. It was a great performance."
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Kudos to Suns PR staff for this one: Tim Duncan has played 42,064 career min.; Suns active 13 players tonight: 42,027 min.
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Awesome news: Matt Bonner to join
#Spurs
TV broadcasts as studio analyst; welcome back, Red Mamba!
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Link to blogpost on Tim Duncan's decision to return for 19th season with
#Spurs
http://t.co/CcY2rsaLcK
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If you aren't enjoying this game you don't enjoy basketball ... nothing that happens in sports today will be better
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#Spurs
coach Gregg Popovich, 64, with some very interesting reflections on JFK assassination
http://t.co/GWB6mWGXb0
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First basket of Kyle Anderson's NBA career, 7:37 2nd qtr. vs. Rockets ... and-one ... they should replay in slo-mo
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Popovich sticking with the bench group that brought his team off the ropes in 1st quarter to start 2nd
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Tim Duncan's retirement is now official; we suspected it was coming but the reality is still jarring; no question he is
#Spurs
GOAT
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Pop called :20 TO, spent 5 sec. glaring at players, turned TO over to assistants and sat down
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The mystery of Rudy Tomjanovich's absence from Hall of Fame is impossible to explain but don't just take my word for it. Read how Gregg Popovich and Doc Rivers - and Rudy T. - feel about it.
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Asked highly respected NBA exec to rate tightness of
#Warriors
owner Joe Lacob's jaws about now. Response: 'Tight years ahead.'
#LacobJinx
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#Thunder
shot 56.1 pct. in 1st half,
#Spurs
41.7, but
@manuginobili
3-pt. shooting (5-8) has SAS within 4, 57-54
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Imagine
@tonyparker
wearing Celtics green instead of
@Spurs
silver and black. It nearly happened, and here's how.
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Tim Duncan, now the leader in career playoff double-doubles, 158
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@WojYahooNBA
I take full credit for the LaMarcus Aldridge news coming so soon after this post
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Pop on Malone dismissal: 'One has to hope you have ownership that's patient, non-meddling, understands what's going on and things take time'
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Pop will begin 4th with Mills, Manu, Diaw, Splitter and Leonard; Clips have CP, Crawford, Jordan, Griffin, Barnes
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#Spurs
introduce 110-yr. old Richard Overton, America's oldest WWI vet, on Military Appreciation Night at ATT Center
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Prediction: Gregg Popovich finally will allow his name to be put forward to Hall of Fame for induction in 2021, even if he is still coaching
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Here's
@tonyparker
on Duncan returning for 2014-'15: 'Very happy. That's great news. Love playing with him and hope it lasts forever.'
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Popovich's very first job as head coach. That's Pop in back row, far left.
http://t.co/IC4PbBYDDw
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More Pop on Tim: 'If it wasn’t for Tim Duncan. I’d be in the Budweiser League someplace, fat and still trying to play or coach basketball'
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#Spurs
Tim Duncan, on winning Twyman-Stokes Award as best NBA teammate: I was really stoked when I heard; it's truly an honor."
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If
@daldridgetnt
says Dejounte Murray is a steal at No. 29, take it to the bank
#HallOfFamer
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News: Commish Adam Silver just told
#Spurs
broadcasters NBA "might move" on playoff format to go to top 16 teams, sted of 8 per conference
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West joining
#Spurs
(per the great
@WojYahooNBA
) plus
@manuginobili
opting to return should calm jittery SAS fans worried about depth
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RIP Glenn Frey; an entire generation is having a heartache tonight
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Belinelli already has season high (24); Leonard (19) and Mills (15) have matched theirs
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#Spurs
shot 59 pct. (13-22) in 1st quarter but needed a late 3 by
@Patty_Mills
to lead
#Cavs
by one, 31-30
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Most don't believe it but Duncan truly struggled with return-or-retire decision. Working on the story now
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#Spurs
close 1st quarter on 16-4 run to take 28-17 lead on
#Raptors
;
@tonyparker
with 10 pts., 2 assists, 2 RB
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Gotta love
@manuginobili
returning posting hashtag (
#TDwouldvemissedmetoomuch
) ... if only Duncan were on Twitter
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RIP
@TNT_CraigSager
He never gave up his battle. We are all better for having known him and witnessed his courage. Peace, brother
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In my debut column for
@BleacherReport
I explain why All-Star selection was a big deal for
#Spurs
and Aldridge:
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Today's must-read: Corey Robinson's ( son of
@DavidtheAdmiral
) inspirational life after football, from
@krodwriter
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RIP Jess Kersey, great NBA ref, even better person; beloved by colleagues, coaches, players, press for his warmth & humor
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Congrats to
@Cory_Joe
, going home with a nice new contract (4/$30M) ... gonna miss his good nature and wry wit
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#Spurs
guard
@Patty_Mills
had successful surgery to repair torn rt. Rotator cuff this morning in Dallas; no timetable for return yet set
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