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Tim Duncan once paid for random dog’s surgery, may be best human ever

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Dan Favale

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Apr 8, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan (21) defends against Denver Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic (23) in the first quarter at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Tim Duncan: NBA superstar, future Hall of Famer, wearer of Costco jeans and best person in the history of humanity.

These are unequivocal facts—except for maybe the Costco jeans thing. That’s just a hunch.

Anywho, Pounding The Rock’s Quixem Ramirez unearthed this anecdote, which appears to be nearly 500 days old, about Duncan (apparently) footing the bill on life-saving surgery for some stranger’s dog:

This is the best thing ever, and I have absolutely no idea why we’re only hearing about it now.

Of course, his love of dogs is not undocumented. Exhibit A:

This. Is. Lit.

Which brings me back to us not hearing about this until now (though feel free to correct me if I’m wrong). A quick Google search will show that this never went viral, which is a damn shame. It’s also so Duncan.

Truth told, Timmy will probably retire the same way. No warning, no fanfare, no nothing. He’ll just abscond to his own covert tropical island off the coast of I’m Not Telling You, where he will likely spend his days fiddling with a first-edition Game Boy and treating the occasional Toucan that is obviously native to his private enclave.

Now, a question for all the Kobe Bryant truthers: How many random pet pooches has your boy saved?

#CountTheRings? More like #CountTheRandomlyRescuedDogs.

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Dan Favale

Dan Favale joined FanSided in April 2025 as a Senior NBA contributor, with a special focus on the Knicks and Heat. He is also the co-host of the moderately popular, lovably snarky 'Hardwood Knocks' NBA podcast and a national NBA writer for Bleacher Report. He has covered The Association since 2011, during which time he's endlessly lobbied for small-ball lineups, touch passes, and top-55-protected draft picks. His specialties include big-picture breakdowns, salary-cap minutiae, Frank Ntilikina trivia, bad jokes, and run-on sentences, not unlike this one, which will close out by mentioning he was dapped up by Shawn Kemp not just once, but TWICE. During his free time, he pretends to be a fitness junkie, spoils his three dogs, and occasionally binges on custom-made cheesecakes.