Watching all this (Kobe Bryant tributes) from afar, another future Hall of Famer (Tim Duncan) decided that type of farewell tour is not for him.

“Not my deal,” Tim Duncan said. “Not my style.”

Know this for certain: When Duncan calls it quits, there will be no long goodbye.

When greatest player in Spurs history at last decides to step away, it will be done with all the flash and flourish of a tax audit.

Source: Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News