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» Tuesday, May 21 2013

"I'm back to having fun again," McGrady said Monday, sitting on a basket support after Spurs practice. "It's a different type of feeling, to really come in the games and hear the cheers, it's overwhelming. It feels good to have that type of reception -- and for different reasons. Usually I get 'em for scoring 30 points. Now I get 'em just for being a part of this team. "It's a great feeling, man. I'm back to having fun. It's great to be a part of this terrific organization ... I'm living a dream right now." ESPN.com

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If McGrady had false illusions that he deserved to be starting, it would be painful to watch him reduced to this role when he's still only 33. He's a member of Tim Duncan's 1997 draft class, after all, and you don't see Duncan clinging to the end of a roster. Instead McGrady welcomes whatever chances he can get, appreciates the support that's still out there. "I came to terms of my situation," McGrady said. "I got it. It wasn't in the cards for me to ... continue the health like Kobe and some of my peers that I competed against when I was playing at the highest level. It just wasn't in the cards for me. I had to go through a lot of stuff to realize the situations, the opportunities that I had. Things happen for a reason. The Man Above takes us through things that we sometimes can't understand, but later on in life, we realize some of the stuff that we had to go through. This is a promotion for me. ESPN.com

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"For so many years, I tried to compete and take a team to the first round ... I mean, take a team out of the first round. It just didn't happen for me. Then I had to go through some things, through my injury. It was frustrating. I'm sitting at home. I live by faith, not by sight. Pop called me out of the blue, and here I am. It's possible that I could be a champion before I leave this game. And that's a beautiful thing. And even though it wouldn't be the type of role that I would like, I'd still be a part of something. "Any minutes you get in a playoff game like that, it's great minutes. For me to want to be on this stage for so many years, it just never happened. But to have this opportunity right now ... I mean, it's great." ESPN.com

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» Monday, May 20 2013

Veteran guard/forward Tracy McGrady, who has become the Spurs' victory cigar in games after being signed at the end of the season, said that when the Spurs brought him in, they made it abundantly clear there were no assurances as far as his playing time. "There were no promises. Pop said 'I might play you or might not.' And he came to ask if I was cool with that. And I said I was cool with that. I want to play if I can, but if not, I'll support the guys." CBSSports.com

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» Monday, April 29 2013
 

» Sunday, April 28 2013
 

» Monday, April 22 2013

Mike D'Antoni called Tracy McGrady a "wildcard," Popovich called him "another body" ... "I don’t really know," Popovich said when asked for his plan to integrate Tracy McGrady, who was just signed this week, into the lineup for the playoffs. "We’re going real slow. Just, we wanted to have another body, just as an insurance policy. "You don’t know what’s going to happen during a playoff series and we wanted to add someone. With Tracy, he’s a pro. He knows how to play, he’s a great passer, he’s got really high basketball I.Q. It’s just a matter of getting him in shape and if the situation arises where we want to look to him, he would be ready to do what he does. We’re just going real slow." Sulia

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» Sunday, April 21 2013
 

» Saturday, April 20 2013
 

» Thursday, April 18 2013
 

» Wednesday, April 17 2013

McGrady won’t find it nearly so easy back in the NBA, where he averaged 5.3 points last season with Atlanta. There’s some speculation that McGrady’s addition had been the end goal all along. But at this point, the most likely explanation is probably the simplest: The Spurs excised what they viewed to be a cancer, and they needed a warm body to help pick up the slack on a Spurs bench that suddenly isn’t so deep. San Antonio Express-News

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» Tuesday, April 16 2013
 
 
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