Tim Duncan (rest) will not play Friday in Denver.

Duncan (rest) will not play Friday in Denver, Tom Osborn of MySanAntonio.com reports.

Analysis:

Duncan did not travel with the team as the Spurs have opted to rest their star veteran. He and Manu Ginobili will not be in attendance. This does not come as a surprise considering coach Popovich's history of resting his players during the regular season. It is unclear what the Spurs will do with their rotation, but one option would be bumping LaMarcus Aldridge to center and inserting David West in at Power Forward. Duncan could return on the second half of the Spurs' back-to-back Saturday versus Atlanta.