David Robinson (basketball player)

David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida) is an American former NBA basketball player, who was considered one of the greatest to ever play. A born-again Christian, Robinson is also an amateur musician who enjoys playing various instruments at home. His nickname is The Admiral, based on his service as an officer in the United States Navy. Robinson is now on staff at the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, where Max Lucado is the pulpit minister.

NBA career

Robinson was finally able to join the Spurs for the 1989–1990 season, and he helped the team make the playoffs, where they lost in seven games against eventual western conference champions Portland Trail Blazers. He was named the NBA rookie of the year after that season and SEGA immediately produced a game starring David, named David Robinson's Supreme Court.

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1989 - 1990 - Portland Trail Blazers - NBA rookie of the year - SEGA

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The Spurs kept making the playoffs, but not winning the championship. Robinson made the 1992 US Olympic Dream Team that won the gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics, and he scored 71 points against the Clippers in the last game of the season to win the league scoring title over Shaquille O'Neal in 1994. Robinson went on to win the NBA's MVP trophy in 1995, and in 1996 he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Still, from 1991 to 1998, only the Chicago Bulls and the Houston Rockets were able to claim the NBA championship that Robinson desired so much.

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1992 - US - Olympic - Dream Team - Barcelona - Clippers - Shaquille O'Neal - 1994 - MVP - 1991 - 1998 - Chicago Bulls - Houston Rockets

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Before the start of the 1998–1999 season, the NBA owners and David Stern locked out the players to force negotiation on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NBA Player's Association. The lockout lasted for 202 days until ultimately a new CBA was agreed upon by both sides. The season began February 5, 1999, therefore making it literally the 1999 NBA season. After playing a truncated 50 game season, the Spurs finished with a record of 37-13 which was the best in the NBA and gave the Spurs homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. The Spurs were very successful in the first three rounds of the playoffs, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Portland Trailblazers with a combined record of 11-1. The combination of Robinson and second-year, seven-foot forward Tim Duncan was enough to win it all. They beat the New York Knicks in five games to become the NBA world's championship team. Although Duncan was named the Finals MVP, many credited Robinson's leadership as the essential component in the championship run.

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1998 - 1999 - Collective Bargaining Agreement - February 5 - Minnesota Timberwolves - Los Angeles Lakers - Portland Trailblazers - Tim Duncan - New York Knicks

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Robinson announced he would retire from basketball after the 2003 campaign and, in the Spurs' case, playoffs.

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