A beat-to-shit car previously owned by San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan is for sale on Craigslist

click to enlarge A car allegedly owned by Tim Duncan could be yours for only $10,000
A car allegedly owned by Tim Duncan could be yours for only $10,000

The high-mileage beater that five-time NBA Champion and Spurs legend Tim Duncan drove in college could be yours for $10,000, according to a Craigslist ad.

Dallas-based seller Dave Arnold listed the 1997 GMC Yukon 2 Door Sport SUV, nicknamed "Sweet Melissa," saying that it was gifted to Duncan by "4 guys in suits," who hopped out of a car and threw him the keys during his time at Wake Forest University.

Arnold claims an assistant football coach at the North Carolina school confirmed that story. He also added that a service representative at a GMC dealership in Winston-Salem told him that Duncan came into the shop days later, claiming the car had steering issues.

click to enlarge This is the ad for Tim Duncan's battered one-time SUV. - Screen shot / Craigslist
Screen shot / Craigslist
This is the ad for Tim Duncan's battered one-time SUV.

The Yukon comes with its original owner's manual, which has Tim Duncan's signature and includes the address where the future 15-time NBA All-Star lived during his time as a college athlete, according to the listing.

Unfortunately, "Sweet Melissa" has a lot of problems and is in need of a total restoration, its listing notes. Even so, its not hard to imagine a die-hard Spurs fan who has cash laying making the drive to North Texas to claim it.

And, yes, the listing is still active as of press time.

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Michael Karlis

Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., whose work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orlando Weekly, NewsBreak, 420 Magazine and Mexico Travel Today. He reports primarily on breaking news, politics...

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