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04-03-2013, 07:18 PM
Tim Duncan discovers the cure for aging
SAN ANTONIO — If the same rules applied in this brief Tim Duncan interview that were in place in 2007 when the San Antonio Spurs forward was so famously ejected from a game for the simple act of laughing, then this would be a technical foul.
"The Big Stoic," "The Big Recluse" or — if you care for the classics — "The Big Fundamental" has agreed to field two questions about his latest Father Time-defying feats. And the first query about how he's doing it — "What drives you at this point in your career?" — inspired a smirk that, much like the secrets to his remarkable season, will go unexplained. And the answer, as is almost always the case when it comes to him, isn't nearly as compelling as his one-of-a-kind career.
"It's a lot of different stuff, but honestly I just feel healthy right now." Duncan told USA TODAY Sports during what evolved into a five-question session. "I feel like I have my legs underneath me for the first time in a while. My knee pain is way down, and I just feel good on the floor."
Keep reading: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/spurs/2013/04/01/tim-duncan-san-antonio-ageless-tony-parker-gregg-popovich/2040251/
Tim Duncan continues to impress those around him
SAN ANTONIO – As if there was any doubt that the spoiled folks in San Antonio appreciated the greatness of Tim Duncan, there's a pregame ritual that just about says it all when it comes to their love affair with The Big Fundamental.
Duncan, to the surprise of no one, always comes out early to the AT&T Center floor. He is greeted by a few hundred Spurs faithful with special access, all of whom hoot and holler and clap when he comes lumbering through that tunnel to get his work in.
"Timmy!" they yell as if he's more of a beloved big brother than he is a Hall of Fame-bound basketball player.
Keep reading: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/spurs/2013/04/02/san-antonio-spurs-tim-duncan-appreciated-by-his-fans/2043511/
SAN ANTONIO — If the same rules applied in this brief Tim Duncan interview that were in place in 2007 when the San Antonio Spurs forward was so famously ejected from a game for the simple act of laughing, then this would be a technical foul.
"The Big Stoic," "The Big Recluse" or — if you care for the classics — "The Big Fundamental" has agreed to field two questions about his latest Father Time-defying feats. And the first query about how he's doing it — "What drives you at this point in your career?" — inspired a smirk that, much like the secrets to his remarkable season, will go unexplained. And the answer, as is almost always the case when it comes to him, isn't nearly as compelling as his one-of-a-kind career.
"It's a lot of different stuff, but honestly I just feel healthy right now." Duncan told USA TODAY Sports during what evolved into a five-question session. "I feel like I have my legs underneath me for the first time in a while. My knee pain is way down, and I just feel good on the floor."
Keep reading: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/spurs/2013/04/01/tim-duncan-san-antonio-ageless-tony-parker-gregg-popovich/2040251/
Tim Duncan continues to impress those around him
SAN ANTONIO – As if there was any doubt that the spoiled folks in San Antonio appreciated the greatness of Tim Duncan, there's a pregame ritual that just about says it all when it comes to their love affair with The Big Fundamental.
Duncan, to the surprise of no one, always comes out early to the AT&T Center floor. He is greeted by a few hundred Spurs faithful with special access, all of whom hoot and holler and clap when he comes lumbering through that tunnel to get his work in.
"Timmy!" they yell as if he's more of a beloved big brother than he is a Hall of Fame-bound basketball player.
Keep reading: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/spurs/2013/04/02/san-antonio-spurs-tim-duncan-appreciated-by-his-fans/2043511/