Tim Duncan finally showed up for his own party. Sorta.
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The former San Antonio Spurs star released a statement regarding his retirement two days after the franchise broke the news.
“If asked to write a script for my career 19 years ago, there is no way I would have been able to dream up this journey,” Duncan wrote, in part, in a one-page statement. “I stand here at the end of this ride and look back in awe of what I’ve experienced.