You’d by hard-pressed to find a player more respected and better liked than Steve Nash.
Meaning it was not a surprise that in the hours after he announced he was retiring from the NBA the tributes poured in from other players past and present.
S/o to @SteveNash hanging it up for good! Inspired me to play the way I do and paved the way. Congrats on all your success and enjoy life!
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) March 21, 2015
Unbelievable career @SteveNash. Glad I had a chance to play against you. It was an honor & pleasure! Enjoy the rest. pic.twitter.com/1kQUx03hNa
— Kyle Lowry (@Klow7) March 21, 2015
Congrats @SteveNash for all you've done for the game of bball..It was worth fighting to resume my career to have the chance to play with you
— grant hill (@realgranthill33) March 21, 2015
Congrats on a great career @SteveNash. Learned a lot from watching you both on and off the court. @SteveNashFdn pic.twitter.com/6IbzKutAQi
— Joakim Noah (@JoakimNoah) March 21, 2015
Congrats @SteveNash on an amazing career. It was a pleasure to compete against you so many times. Enjoy!
— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) March 21, 2015
Huge day for my mentor and friend Steve!!Proud of what he's meant to the game and to me. @SteveNash #BigBro #ThankYou pic.twitter.com/O1dRmckPer
— Goran Dragić (@Goran_Dragic) March 21, 2015
To my friend and former teammate @SteveNash, enjoy retirement you've had an unbelievable career.
— Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) March 21, 2015
It was an honor to play with you @SteveNash and I'm proud to have you as a friend! Thanks for what you taught me. #2xMVP #Legend
— Boris Diaw (@theborisdiaw) March 21, 2015
Big ups to @SteveNash one of the best PGs to ever do it #respect
— Marcus Thornton (@OfficialMT23) March 21, 2015
Amazing career @SteveNash. True role model. Passion, hard work & determination. Wish we could have been teammates. pic.twitter.com/oxJPqJnhVd
— Horace Grant (@horacegrant54) March 21, 2015
And it wasn’t just athletes, the Canadian Prime Minister got in on the act.
There has never been a better Canadian basketball player than @SteveNash. Congratulations on an incredible career. pic.twitter.com/x1cqZ8YPM3
— Stephen Harper (@stephenharper) March 21, 2015