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Now it’s Tim Duncan and his two children. Or Manu Ginobili, who is accompanied at almost every home game by his 3-year-old twin boys, who were rummaging around the bowels of the AT&T Center on Thursday night in their footed pajamas. “San Antonio is a beautiful place to live,” Gervin said. “And it’s a great family town. It’s a great franchise and the Spurs understood long ago that we had to make the community a big part of our franchise.” San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan, George Gervin 

Gervin is involved in eight different projects around the community, including a charter school that had 1,500 students last school year. But Gervin is just as proud of his 14-year-old granddaughter, whom he proudly notes is an honor student. “We learned that from the Spurs and how special they were in this community,” Gervin said. “Family is everything. It means the world to me. The franchise and the people who work with it are all a family, too.” San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Spurs, George Gervin 

With the NBA Finals in San Antonio, ESPN had Gervin on its First Take broadcast and asked him about the comparisons to Durant. He agreed with some of it, debunked some of it and was genuinely complimentary of Durant throughout (video above). “I think most people compare us because of our size,” Gervin said. “He’s a little bit taller than me, but can put the ball on the floor and shoot from a lot deeper than I can. He’s very accurate. Can’t throw a finger roll, can’t throw these left and right hooks just yet. But once he adds that to his repertoire, I think he’ll be much better than me.” Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, George Gervin 

Me: How old were you when you worked out with George Gervin? TH: I was about seventh grade. I might have been 13, 14 ... that was my dad's, he was his agent at the time. Basically, we just worked out. It was a great experience for me, just to learn. Each summer I worked with him a bit also, so it was just great. Me: What did you learn from him? TH: Not the finger roll. But you can learn a lot from Gervin just by talking to him. You learn a lot about the game, how to approach the game, the mental aspects of it. He just taught me a lot of patented moves, moves that he had done during games. NBA.com

Milwaukee Bucks, Tobias Harris, George Gervin