Tim Duncan Talks Playing for Gregg Popovich and Inventing Selfies in Retirement Interview

In a retirement interview with ViVid Streaming, Tim Duncan discussed playing for Gregg Popovich and inventing selfies.

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UPDATE (7/14/16):

You can now watch Tim Duncan's retirement interview here:

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Did you catch Tim Duncan’s retirement interview on Wednesday? Probably not. Because rather than sitting down with ESPN, Fox Sports, or any number of other major media outlets, Duncan decided to hold his retirement interview on an online radio station called ViVid Streaming that was created by his close friend Rashidi Clenance.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like you can stream the interview at this time if you missed it, but Quixem Ramirez of the San Antonio Express-Newsshared some of Duncan’s best quotes from the interview as it was going on. While speaking with Clenance, Duncan started things off by attempting to sum up his NBA career:

Tim Duncan on his NBA career: "It was amazing. Not something I could have scripted."

— Quixem Ramirez (@quixem) July 13, 2016

He then praised Gregg Popovich, the only NBA head coach he ever played for:

Duncan: "I've always been blessed with amazing coaches. Pop always says 'don’t skip steps' and I try not to skip steps."

— Quixem Ramirez (@quixem) July 13, 2016

He touched on what it’s like to know that he made $239 million throughout the course of his career:

Duncan on money: "I’ve been blessed beyond belief to make what I have made. It was never my motivation from day one."

— Quixem Ramirez (@quixem) July 13, 2016

He mentioned that he didn’t watch ESPN at all on Monday after announcing his retirement:

On the day of his retirement, Tim Duncan wasn't watching ESPN. He was watching the Discovery Channel.

— Quixem Ramirez (@quixem) July 13, 2016

He even joked about how he inadvertently "invented" the selfie during the 1997 NBA Draft:

Duncan inadvertently invented the selfie at the 1997 NBA Draft. "Nice. That makes me really old."

— Quixem Ramirez (@quixem) July 13, 2016

If you’re confused by that last one, watch this:

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And when it was all over, he signed off by thanking everyone who has followed his career:

Tim Duncan, signing off. pic.twitter.com/1rYaEQUW9z

— Quixem Ramirez (@quixem) July 13, 2016

This letter also popped up on the Spurs’ website when the interview was finished:

And here's the letter from Tim Duncan on https://t.co/Shl674Bxnm. Enjoy retirement big fella. pic.twitter.com/UZlfOhkI8R

— Quixem Ramirez (@quixem) July 13, 2016

You can check out Ramirez’s Twitter feed if you want to see what else Duncan said during the interview, which lasted for more than an hour. It might be the last we hear from the NBA legend for a long time.

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