AT&T CENTER – The microphone began in Sean Elliot’s hands, then it was passed to Tony Parker, to Manu Ginobili, to Gregg Popovich, to Dave Odom, back to Popovich, and finally, the microphone ended in Tim Duncan’s hands as he spoke for a few minutes and thanked the city of San Antonio, his teammates, coaches and family for supporting him during his 19-year NBA career. After Duncan spoke, his number 21 jersey was forever enshrined as a Spurs legend, as it will now hand in rafters of the AT&T Center for the rest of the future.
But, before Duncan’s jersey retirement ceremony even took place, the Spurs had to play and win a basketball game, as they defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 113-100 on their way to win number 22 on the season.