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If you aren’t a Spurs fan, this story that Etan Thomas shared on Facebook might make you root for San Antonio for the rest of the NBA playoffs. Thomas, who played for nine seasons in the NBA and spent most of his career in Washington, wrote about a game against the Spurs during which Tim Duncan offered him some sage advice.

Via Facebook:

“Here is my Tim Duncan story

So we’re playing the Spurs and I get the ball on the post. I inside pivot and sweep to the middle for my jump hook and he blocks it. So as we are running down the court he says to me “that was a good move but you have to get more into my body so you can either draw the foul or I can’t block it”.

So I didn’t know if he was talking noise or what so just kind of looked at him confused and said ok. Then, a few plays later I did it again got more into his body and he couldn’t block it. I missed the shot and he looked at me and said much better and kept playing lol. I remember calling my boy Zee Chilton and telling him this story lol Tim Duncan is honestly one of the nicest guys in the NBA and one of the best power forwards ever. Respect”

(Thanks to @mcten for sharing this story.)