Parker signs extension.....Updated

The San Antonio Spurs have signed G Tony Parker to a multi year extension.  Reports indicate that the deal is 3 years in length and valued at $43.3 million.

“I’m very happy and I want to play for the Spurs my whole career and be a Spur for life,” Parker said. “I love San Antonio and want to live here when my career is over. I love the city, I love the people and our great fans. I couldn’t be happier.....It’s unbelievable and I don’t take it for granted.....It’s unbelievable what we’ve accomplished and hopefully we can do more together.”

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Parker "Hopeful" to play in Game 1

San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker despite having a sore left ankle is hopeful that he will be able to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.  He is averaging 17.2 points and 4.9 assists in the postseason.

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Tony Parker Update

After only playing 10 minutes in last evening's closeout game against the Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker underwent an MRI Thursday.  The MRI revealed a Grade 1 left hamstring strain and Parker is currently listed as day to day.

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Parker to miss time

According to Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich G Tony Parker will be for the foreseeable future" with "a variety of maladies,".  Parker did play in the NBA's All-Star game but a multitude of injuries have appeared to have caught up with him.  Parker stated the following today:

"The main thing with Pop, he doesn't want me to play 50 percent, 60 percent," Parker said. "That's the main thing. He wants me to get all of my little stuff healed. So however much time it takes, next time I come back on the court he wants me to be 100 percent. Against Charlotte, against Detroit, I was not myself. He just doesn't want me to play like that."

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Austin Rivers says they allowed Spurs guard Tony Parker too many drives for layups (Video)

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Tony Parker to miss games

San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker will miss the next two games due to a right shin injury.  The games missed will be against the Phoenix Suns and the Golden State Warriors.

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Gary Payton talks "true" point guards

Hall of Famer Gary Payton recently spoke of the NBA's current point guards.  Payton feels that the league is having a shortage when it comes to the position.

“We don’t really have point guards in the NBA now. We really have (shooting) guards – and that’s a fact,” Payton said. “I think there’s only three true point guards that play like point guards. I think Chris Paul is one, I think Rajon Rondo one, and I think Tony Parker the other.”

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Tony Parker injured

San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker will soon undergo an MRI after injuring his right knee during an exhibition game.  Parker is slated to play in next month's EuroBasketball tournament and training camp for the Spurs is scheduled to begin October 1st. 

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Tony Parker talks hamstring

While speaking to the media today San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker indicated that if it were still the regular season, he'd sit out at least 10 days to allow is strained right hamstring to heal.

"My hamstring can tear at any time now." Parker said.

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Parker to be ready for tonight's Game 4

San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker participated in shootaround this morning and should be available for tonight's game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat.  An MRI revealed yesterday that Parker has a slight strain of his right hamstring but this morning after shootaround Spurs coach Gregg Popovich gave the media an update by simply stating that Parker will be "ready to go".

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Tony Parker update

An MRI revealed that San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker has a slight strain of his right hamstring.  

"We'll see tomorrow how I feel, I really hope to play."  Parker said.  

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Parker to undergo MRI

Due to feeling tightness in his right hamstring, San Antonio Spurs G Tony Parker will undergo an MRI today.  Parker's status for Thursday game 4 is listed as questionable.  

“[Gregg Popovich] didn’t want to take any risks,” Parker said. “I felt something on my hamstring, so I don’t know…It was just weird. I can’t remember one particular play.”

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/12/3446431/san-antonio-spurs-tony-parker.html#storylink=cpy

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Parker returns

In the 3 weeks that Tony Parker was out (Ankle) the Spurs won 6 of their 8 games and tonight Tony Parker is expected to make his return as the Spurs face the Utah Jazz.

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Tony Parker to miss time?.....Updated

Tony Parker appeared to suffer a severe ankle sprain last evening that led Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to state the following:

“He’ll be out a while. It was a good one,” 

Early reports are that Parker will miss a few weeks with the injury but he is expected to have an MRI today to diagnose the severity of the sprain. 

 Update: Tony Parker will miss up to one month of action.  

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And the NBA Players of the Week Are.........

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More NBA flopping warnings

The NBA has issued flopping warnings to Royal Ivey, Gustavo Ayon and Tony Parker.

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Tim Duncan talks picture controversy

As of yet the NBA has not issued any sort of punishment for a photo taken at a Halloween party depicting Spurs players Tim Duncan and Tony Parker holding guns to the head of "NBA Official" Joey Crawford.  Tim Duncan addressed the controversial picture yesterday for the first time with the media.

‘It was a Halloween party in a private atmosphere. We were having fun. There was nothing to it. But this day and age, people want to blow things into something more than it is. Hopefully it’s gone and whatever is whatever.....You deal with it when it comes and try to take as little pictures as possible with people for that exact reason,’ Duncan said.”

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More fines to come for the Spurs?

During the 2007 NBA season, Spurs forward/center Tim Duncan accused NBA official Joey Crawford of challenging him to a fight during a game which prompted the NBA to suspend Crawford for the rest of the season.  The photo emerged recently, seemingly from a Halloween party depicting Tim Duncan and Tony Parker leading a fake "Joey Crawford" to his execution.  Obviously the picture was meant to be a joke and never intended to be leaked out but we all know that NBA Commissioner David Stern has been trigger happy lately.  Don't be surprised if Duncan or Parker are disciplined for the picture.

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Spurs stars to miss tonight's game

Reports indicate that Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green will not participate in tonight's game versus the NBA Champion Miami Heat due to being sent home (rest) by head coach Gregg Popovich.  The foursome were reportedly spotted leaving Miami around lunch time via Southwest Airlines.

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