Tim Duncan was born on April 25, 1976, in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. As good as Duncan is in basketball, the Big Fundamental’s first love wasn’t basketball. Instead, it was swimming.
Gregg Popovich recalls how Tim Duncan’s quiet demeanor puzzled him at first but ultimately shaped the Spurs’ championship ...
"With the first pick of the 1997 NBA Draft, the San Antonio Spurs select Tim Duncan from Wake Forest ... it was clear as day that the Virgin Islands native was not just your ordinary player ...