Tim Duncan had one of the best NBA careers in league history and now that he is retired, he gets to spend his time doing whatever he wants.
That recently included some time on the water working out with Patrick Ngongba. Duncan is said to have enjoyed a “great week of workouts” with the basketball prospect, who is a big man at Paul VI High School in Virginia and competes at the AAU level for Team Takeover on the Nike EYBL circuit.
During this video posted by Ngongba, the longtime Spurs big man is riding a wave while Nelly’s “Country Grammar” played in the background.
Had great week of workouts with a legend pic.twitter.com/4VIEG3RJs9
— Patrick Ngongba II (@NgongbaPatrick) August 2, 2023
Duncan, who is from the U.S. Virgin Islands, seems pretty focused and laid back while on the water.
Perhaps that is because the five-time NBA champion was an aspirational Olympic swimmer before he started hooping (via NBA.com):
“Hurricane Hugo swept through Duncan’s hometown of St. Croix, Virgin Islands in 1989, erasing his dreams of becoming an Olympic swimmer because it destroyed all the local pools, eventually pushing him to the basketball courts. Having learned to swim at an early age like most kids in the Virgin Islands, Duncan loved to swim competitively, and by 13, he had clocked some of the fastest times in the United States in the 400-meter freestyle.
That all stopped when Hugo, a Category 4 storm, hit St. Croix as one of the most devastating hurricanes ever.
Like many other local swimmers, Duncan tried switching his training site to the ocean, but a fear of sharks pushed him out of the water.
Duncan wouldn’t pick up a basketball until age 14.”
Good for Duncan for overcoming his fear of sharks to enjoy some time on the water while listening to Nelly.
