Tim Duncan has retired after 19 NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. With Duncan as the focal point, the Spurs won five championships, made the playoffs in all 19 of his seasons and cemented themselves as cemented themselves as the most enduring success story of their era. Duncan announced his retirement Monday, marking the end of an era for the Spurs and the NBA. The unassuming Duncan won two MVP awards and was one of just four players to be named NBA finals MVP at least three times. Tim Duncan spent nearly two decades as the quiet storm in the middle of the San Antonio Spurs franchise, putting the team on his broad shoulders and carrying it to heights unseen in modern American sports.

Source: thestar July 11, 2016 14:16 UTC