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Luke Kornet Explains Why Tim Duncan Inspired Him to Sport No. 7 on Spurs

Boston Celtics center Luke Kornet high fives a teammate. | Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

The San Antonio Spurs picked up center Luke Kornet on a four-year contract worth $41 million last week. Since then, he's chosen to sport No. 7 for his new team.

It's a big jersey change for Kornet as he wore No. 40 for the Boston Celtics since 2022. But, he ended up choosing No. 7 because of Spurs legend Tim Duncan.

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