Bill Simmons stepped right into the middle of one of basketball’s favorite debates, the one that follows Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant everywhere. The conversation always heats up when someone tries to separate two legends who defined the 2000s through sustained winning, unmatched longevity, and title after title. They collected 10 championships across a 15-year window and showed up in almost every June that mattered.

Simmons didn’t hesitate when Max Kellerman placed Bryant slightly ahead of Duncan during their conversation, per Newsbreak. He pushed back and lifted Duncan into territory he believes people overlook far too often. “That’s outrageous,” Simmons said while reacting to Kellerman’s ranking. “The Tim Duncan slander, I just think he is the most underappreciated superstar of al

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