Bonner will return to Toronto, the place his NBA profession started.
SAN ANTONIO — After retiring from basketball, former San Antonio Spurs ahead Matt Bonner joined the staff as a tv studio commentator, doing Spurs radio and co-hosting the Spurs’ pregame, halftime and postgame exhibits.
However after years with the Spurs, he’ll transfer on to protecting the Raptors, co-hosting “The Raptors Present” on Sportsnet’s The Fan 590.
“I’m excited to have a brand new staff to cowl. I’m excited for the problem of protecting a brand new staff, working with new folks and doing a radio present. I’ve by no means finished radio earlier than,” Bonner mentioned The Athletic. “I used to be on the Spurs radio present, however that was as soon as per week. Now I do a every day hour-long radio present.”
Bonner performed for the Spurs from 2006 to 2016 and instantly joined the Spurs’ tv broadcast staff.
Along with his on-field efforts, he grew to become identified for his urge for food for sandwiches, stays a Silver and Black fan favourite, and even parodied the Spurs by “eradicating” his flannel shirt.
Which is what makes him cherish his Spurs roots and why he’ll all the time be a ‘Spur for all times’.
“I like Spurs. I will be a Spurs for all times. I performed there for 10 years and I labored there for eight years. So for 18 years I used to be all about Spurs,” he mentioned.
Bonner clearly hasn’t forgotten the teachings he discovered as a Spur.
Though he not wears an NBA uniform, he takes beneficial recommendation from coach Gregg Popovich in Toronto because the Raptors attempt to construct a successful staff.
“I believe coach (Gregg Popovich) mentioned ‘Pound the Rock.’ That’s actually what it’s about: working onerous and getting a little bit bit higher day by day to construct for the long run and get to the place you wish to be, to be a contender once more,” he mentioned. “You’ll be able to’t skip any steps within the course of.”
Regardless of being traded to the Raptors, Bonner will nonetheless be welcomed with open arms by the San Antonio followers and staff every time Toronto performs at Frost Financial institution Middle.
“I am excited to cowl a brand new staff. It appears very primary and easy,” he mentioned.
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