If you haven’t seen this you should take the time. Tim Duncan quietly retired earlier this week and didn’t hold a press conference. He just quietly retired. The only coach he ever had in the NBA and his surrogate father felt some things needed to be said. It’s beautiful. It’s what we’d like to believe sport is about every now and again.
Respect, common courtesy between teammates and coaches, commitment, and seeing the journey through to its ending.
It’s ironic considering what we just witnessed with the Kevin Durant move to Golden State that both Sam Presti and Clay Bennett both with previous ties to the San Antonio Spurs envisioned this very template for Durant in Oklahoma City.
I’ve yet to post Durant’s press conference from Oakland on here because it disappointed me so much. It lacked all the humanity which Popovich displayed in his press conference and quite frankly looked more like a Nike get together to move Kevin Durant into Kobe Bryant’s slot as the West Coast spokesman for the shoemaker. Probably not nearly enough has been written about Nike’s impact on the Durant decision.
Anyway, for those needing a few feel good minutes to help get over with what just transpired with Kevin Durant you might want to take the time to watch this.
Breathtaking! That is love and respect!
Totally agree Christy.