BREAKING: Tim Duncan Returns To The San Antonio Spurs As Coach

Tim Duncan is back.

Years after retiring from the NBA — Tim Duncan has returned to the San Antonio Spurs, but instead of knocking down shots off the window as the big fundamental, he’ll be on the coaching staff and teaching the other players on how to do it.

The announcement was made on Monday.

Spurs legend Tim Duncan has joined Gregg Popovich's coaching staff as an assistant coach.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 22, 2019

Here’s the Spurs release on Duncan:

Spurs release on Duncan: pic.twitter.com/utAGDGau8B

— Chris Mannix (@SIChrisMannix) July 22, 2019

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Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, and Lonnie Walker Jr. represent a bright future for the Spurs franchise and learning from Duncan can only help them get better.

Duncan played with the Spurs for 19 years and has been retired since 2016.