Editing David Robinson (section)

==== Twilight years and second championship (1999–2003) ====
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During the 1999–00 season, Robinson averaged 17.8 points per game, 10.0 rebounds per game and 2.3 blocks per game in 80 games. The Spurs made it to the playoffs as the fourth seed, but were defeated by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs despite Robinson's 23.5 points, 13.8 rebounds, and 3 blocks per game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinda01/gamelog-playoffs/ |title=David Robinson Playoffs Game Log |work=Basketball-Reference.com |publisher=[[Sports Reference]] |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713170743/https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/robinda01/gamelog-playoffs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Robinson announced he would retire from basketball following the 2002–03 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/robinson_transcript_020524.html|title=Transcript of David Robinson Retirement Press Conference|website=San Antonio Spurs|date=May 24, 2002|author=Ben Hunt|access-date=January 29, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129052245/https://www.nba.com/spurs/news/robinson_transcript_020524.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 15, 2003, in the finale of Robinson's career, the Spurs won another NBA title with an 88–77 victory over the [[New Jersey Nets]] in Game 6 of the [[2003 NBA Finals]]. During this game, Robinson scored 13 points, as well as getting 17 rebounds.  He and the year's regular season and NBA Finals MVP [[Tim Duncan]] shared ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine's 2003 [[Sportsman of the Year|Sportsmen of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/basketball/nba/12/08/bc.bkn.spurshonored.ap/|title=Duncan, Robinson share SI sportsman award|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=December 8, 2003|access-date=July 13, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 11, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031211072534/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/basketball/nba/12/08/bc.bkn.spurshonored.ap/}}</ref>