Tim Duncan -- recently retired San Antonio Spur, eventual Hall of Famer and eventual AARP member -- now has his own day on July 21 (a reference to the number he’s worn since college), which was announced on Monday by San Antonio mayor Ivy Taylor:
Excited to declare July 21 as #TimDuncanDay! Show your love for #21 by wearing @spurs gear & post a pic. @COSAGOV pic.twitter.com/a7nrkMu6pB
— Mayor Ivy R Taylor (@IvyRTaylor) July 18, 2016
Many of the city’s inhabitants are spending Thursday celebrating Duncan in various ways. City Hall, for example, has a Tim Duncan banner up, which will apparently stay up until Sunday:
Banner up for #TimDuncanDay at City Hall, hanging until Sunday #KSATnews pic.twitter.com/hp7Sedfoqc
— Joshua Skurnik (@joshrskurnik) July 21, 2016
It would be nice if we dropped to 21°C (70°F) for a low today...not going to happen. Happy Tim Duncan day! pic.twitter.com/AhxJqq4mo6
— Shaun Stevens (@wxstevens) July 21, 2016
Most spirited group photo yet! #TimDuncanDay @COSAGOV @spurs pic.twitter.com/RqlP74EYEw
— Mayor Ivy R Taylor (@IvyRTaylor) July 21, 2016
The San Antonio Fire Department spelled out "Tim Duncan Day" with their bodies:
#TimDuncanDay Can you spot both Chiefs? SA's bravest and finest salutes SA's best #21 #safdstrong R/T pic.twitter.com/QUsHTRSKf6
— SAFD (@SATXFire) July 21, 2016
The city’s human services department had a message for Tim Duncan:
A message for Timmy from #YourDHS #TimDuncanDay @spurs pic.twitter.com/szxHBIOHyE
— COSA Human Services (@COSADHS) July 21, 2016
If you happen to be in San Antonio on this year’s inaugural Tim Duncan Day, plenty of restaurants are celebrating with discounts, according to KSAT.com, from local joints ...
Customers will be able to reply to a Facebook post using #TimDuncanDay with a photo of themselves in Spurs gear at a Taco Cabana between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for a chance to win one of seven $21 Taco Cabana gift cards, which will be drawn at random during the day.
... to McDonald’s:
In honor of Tim Duncan Day, greater San Antonio area McDonald’s will be selling 21-piece McNuggets boxes instead of boxes with 20 pieces. The offer will be valid from Thursday until July 31.
Here’s the decree Mayor Taylor tweeted on Thursday:
Today is #TimDuncanDay! Hope all @spurs fans join the virtual love fest! #GoSpursGo @COSAGOV @BexarCounty pic.twitter.com/gQfeRut5vj
— Mayor Ivy R Taylor (@IvyRTaylor) July 21, 2016
And if you love Tim Duncan, but you’re not in San Antonio, you can always post a GIF of him on the internet, like this one:
Or this one:
Or even this one:
Congratulations, Big Fun. Enjoy retirement.
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