Earlier today, San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan retired after 19 seasons and five NBA titles. This gallery features some social reaction from ESPNers who have played with, watched and admired Duncan.
Duncan on the 1995 cover of 1995 ESPN College Basketball preview issue.
Sometimes all you NEED to say is THANK YOU……..To the BEST EXAMPLE of a Leader, Brother, Friend. Looking forward to the Phase Homie!
— Bruce Bowen (@Bowen12) July 11, 2016
I've watch Duncan transcend my entire adult life…He is class personified and his greatness can not be overstated. pic.twitter.com/nVvkLEf2fr
— Cassidy Hubbarth (@CassidyHubbarth) July 11, 2016
Knowing that this guy won't even see this tweet makes all the sense. Nothing but happy tears today. #ThanksTimDuncan pic.twitter.com/AIrfePGgxm
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) July 11, 2016
Tim Duncan – the greatest power forward of all time. Congrats on a fantastic career.
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) July 11, 2016
Congrats Tim Duncan!!! Best Power Forward of All Time!!! Thank u!#BlessedRetirement
— Mark Jackson (@MarkJackson13) July 11, 2016
Power forward? Center? Doesn't matter. Tim Duncan will be remembered as the trustiest great player of his era. A modern-day Bill Russell.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 11, 2016
At Wake Forest, Tim Duncan published a paper in a psychology journal. Look at the title. https://t.co/XwcsRN3H9T pic.twitter.com/e1YIl8Nqec
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) July 11, 2016
When Tim Duncan left the game he did it Joe Namath style. This concludes the world's only Duncan-Namath comparison pic.twitter.com/EWCALq7BeC
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) July 11, 2016