San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan was predictably coy while speaking about his future Thursday night after the Oklahoma City Thunder captured a 113-99 Game 6 win at Chesapeake Energy Arena and dispatched the Western Conference's No. 2 seed from the postseason.
"I'll get to that after I get out of here," Duncan said in the locker room, according to Bleacher Report's Kevin Ding.
CBS Sports NBA relayed video footage of Duncan addressing questions about a potential return to the floor:
Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich also toed the company line.
"Why do you say that?" he asked a reporter when pressed about Duncan's future, according to Yahoo Sports' Ben Rohrbach. "Do you know something I don’t know. I just wanted to make that clear."
On Friday, Popovich continued to avoid questions about Duncan, per Fred Katz of the Norman Trascript:
If Duncan decides to call it quits after 19 NBA seasons, he would be turning down a player option for $5.6 million, per Spotrac.
But whether Thursday night was Duncan's final game or not, the 40-year-old ...
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Tim Duncan Comments on Future After Spurs’ Loss vs. Thunder
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