Since basketball season begins today, my daily ritual of checking Yahoo! Sports returns. And to my surprise, what do I find when I click on it? Well, actually its a giant picture of Kobe "Douchebag" Bryant putting up his daily fuss about jumping ship and leaving the Lakers. But, in the small bottom left hand corner, printed neatly in size 10 font is a headline, "Duncan Signs on." Clear, straight, and to the point - like the man himself.
This isn't actually the surprising part. Tim Duncan (my all time favorite basketball player mind you) is pretty well known for his loyalty and dedication, so it's only natural that he continue his unbelievably successful reign with his current team. The real shock is actually what follows when you click on the preceding headline.
"Duncan will take less than maximum salary - re-signs two year extension with San Antonio Spurs."
In a world where money is motivation to do anything and everything, Tim Duncan turns down an extra 11 million so that the Spurs can hire more talent and build upon their dominant franchise. Sure, you could say that maybe he is just using this as leverage for the future, but honestly, the man is 31 years old. When his contract "expires" with the Spurs, he will be 36 years old and probably past his peak years. This guy is just pure class.
No sir, if anything, we should be bowing down to you.
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