Tim Duncan's decision to sign a two-year contract extension that will take him through the 2011-12 season has left Gregg Popovich no choice: his planned retirement will have to wait at least that long.
Popovich often has joked that as soon as Duncan retires, he is leaving the Spurs' bench, as well. Popovich will be 62 before he can relax full-time at his winery in Oregon or his summer home in Maine.
"He screwed me over," the 58-year-old Popovich said before the Spurs opened the regular season against the Portland Trail Blazers at the AT&T Center, when asked if he will have to wait to retire until Duncan is done playing.
"I'm going to be forced into it now. I already had plane reservations. I had all kinds of stuff where I was going, and he screwed me."
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Oct 31, 2007 12:23 AM EST
Tim Duncan had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs got their title defense off to a successful start with a 106-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
Tony Parker added 19 points for the Spurs and Manu Ginobili had 16 points and eight assists.
LaMarcus Aldridge led the Trail Blazers with 27 points. Martell Webster added 21 and Joel Przybilla contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds for Portland.
The Spurs' players got their championship rings before the game, and the team's fourth championship banner was unveiled to deafening cheers from the sellout crowd.
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With commissioner David Stern set to present Tim Duncan his fourth championship ring on Tuesday, the Spurs forward has made it clear he has no plans to leave the court – or San Antonio – anytime soon.
Duncan has reached agreement with the Spurs on a two-year, $40 million extension that figures to give the team enough salary-cap flexibility to continue to surround him with a competitive support cast in the waning seasons of his career, two sources with knowledge of the deal said Monday.
By signing the extension, which is expected to be finalized within the next few days, Duncan forfeits his option to become a free agent after this season. He will be under contract with the Spurs until the summer of 2012.
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Spurs Oct 2007 Archive
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El Paso Times | Oct 29, 2007
The San Antonio Spurs said Monday that they have traded guard Beno Udrih to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a protected second-round draft pick in 2008.
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RealGM Staff Report | Oct 27, 2007
The San Antonio Spurs announced Saturday they have waived forward Marcus E.
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San Antonio Express-News | Oct 27, 2007
Frustrated with a protective face mask that impairs his vision slightly, Spurs' center Francisco Elson discarded it for a brief stretch at the start of the fourth quarter of the team's preseason game against the Houston Rockets.
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AOL Latino | Oct 25, 2007
'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria is taking her husband Tony Parker's surname and wants to be called now Eva Longoria Parker.
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Spurs.com | Oct 25, 2007
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have waived guard Keith Langford and forward/center Kris Lang.
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ESPN | Oct 24, 2007
Manu Ginobili scored 22 points on 6-for-7 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs sealed a dismal exhibition season for the Heat with a 104-87 victory Tuesday night.
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San Antonio Express-News | Oct 20, 2007
Tony Parker, the reigning NBA Finals' MVP, is set to make his preseason debut tonight against Detroit at the AT&T Center.
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spurs.com | Oct 20, 2007
The San Antonio Spurs announced today that they have waived guard Anthony Lever-Pedroza.
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San Antonio Express-News | Oct 16, 2007
With Tony Parker and both primary backups out, Manu Ginobili has been the Spurs' starting point guard in each of their two preseason games.
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San Antonio Express-News | Oct 15, 2007
By season's end, expect to see a little bit of Zelimir Obradovic's Panathinaikos frenetic offense added to Gregg Popovich's system.
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nba.com | Oct 14, 2007
Tim Duncan scored 20 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 113-91 victory Saturday over Panathinaikos of Greece.
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San Antonio Express-News | Oct 10, 2007
Mavericks' guard Jerry Stackhouse believes that San Antonio won the NBA Championship last season because they had an easy road to travel.
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NBA.com | Oct 7, 2007
The San Antonio Spurs announced Sunday that they have signed Bruce Bowen to a contract extension.
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ESPN | Oct 4, 2007
San Antonio Spurs guard Beno Udrih broke his finger in training camp on Thursday.
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AP | Oct 3, 2007
Spurs guard Tony Parker will take a two-year hiatus from the French national team.
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Euroleague.net | Oct 3, 2007
Vassilis Spanoulis, one of defending champion Panathinaikos's major offseason signings, will miss the team's upcoming series of exhibition games, including two in the United States against the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs, after suffering an injury in training Monday.
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ESPN | Oct 3, 2007
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Tuesday that the team plans to retire the No.
