It's no secret Boris Diaw loves food.
The Spurs center infamously had a clause in his contract that stated he had to keep his weight around 254 pounds. He is also often the butt of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich's jokes, and has even been publicly teased about his weight by teammate Tony Parker.
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So how does Diaw balance his love of food, coffee and wine with fitness? Diaw told Sports Illustrated that Popovich makes him play in games longer, even in blowouts.
"Sometimes we're up 30," Diaw said, "and (Popovich is) like, ‘I'm just going to leave you on the court so you can lose some weight.'"
Fortunately for Diaw, he has a sense of humor and takes the teasing and extra playing time in stride. At 6-9 and 250 pounds, he has slimmed down since 2011, perhaps because of Popovich's unique methods.
The Spurs play the Thunder on Friday night in Game 3 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series.