Tony Parker reflects on great career in Tokyo visit
The San Antonio Spurs were synonymous with winning during Tony Parker's illustrious NBA career, appearing in five NBA Finals and capturing four titles. They never finished below .500 during any of the iconic point guard's 17 seasons in a Spurs uniform — and never had ...
The San Antonio Spurs said Friday they will retire Tony Parker's No. 9 jersey on Nov. 11, when they host the Memphis Grizzlies. Parker will become the 10th player in Spurs franchise history to have his number raised to the rafters, joining Bruce Bowen (12), ...
Clippers should stay the course despite disappointments
Coach Doc Rivers: Headed back to Orlando where he began his NBA coaching career and where he still owns a home and where his family has remained. To run the Magic franchise. Chris Paul: To the San Antonio Spurs to step in for the aging ...
Injured Parker remains perfect fit for no-nonsense Spurs
Tim Duncan was the most famous; OK, maybe co-famous with David Robinson. Though Gregg Popovich might eclipse both with his coaching record and irascible demeanor. Manu Ginobili has perhaps the most panache, but Tony Parker probably symbolizes the San Antonio Spurs better than any. Parker rarely ...
Duncan quietly winding down a sensational career
In this NBA season of Kobe, his season-long farewell tour perhaps the only thing distracting from the Golden State Warriors fast break to history, it is fitting that this likely is the final season for probably the greatest power forward of all time in ...
Spurs set example for rest of league with consistency
The great American sportswriter Grantland Rice wrote a poem, "Alumnus Football," that ended like this: "When the One Great Scorer comes to mark against your name, He writes — not that you won or lost — but how you played the Game." I thought of those ...
