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Tony Parker News Archive
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Parker's engagement to Lorraine (aka Lolo) has been broken off and he is currently dating Eva Longoria from the hit TV show "Desperate Housewives". She has been to a lot of Spurs game recently and they were together for the SAG Awards Sunday.
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October 19, 2004: MistiLynn, tu n’as pas laissé de message mais une superbe vidéo sur le forum. Je suis tombé dessus dimanche matin, avant de partir au SBC Center pour le match d’entraînement. Je tenais à te féliciter, c’est vraiment très bien. Il y a pratiquement 5 minutes de film, avec de nombreuses actions que j’adore.
Encore merci pour tout,
Tony
June 2004: Tony Parker was one of eight players on the Spurs protected list for the upcoming expansion draft. Joining him on the list were Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Rasho Nesterovic, Devin Brown, Jason Hart, Hedo Turkoglu and Alex Garcia (who was later waived).
May 15, 2004: I spent the early afternoon of 5/15/04 at the players' hotel and chatted with several players, including Malik Rose, Bruce Bowen, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. Here is my story:
Okay, I don't know if it counts as "sighting" since I sought them out. I have a rare Saturday free from any obligations and nothing to do before watching the game. So what did I do? I went to the Spurs' hotel.
I walked in and Bruce Bowen was standing there with family. I walked up to him and said, "Hi, I just wanted you to know that there are a lot of people in LA supporting you guys tonight." He looked shocked and said thank you, he appreciated it. I walked through the lobby a bit then settled into a seat with a view of the elevator, stairs and front door.
People I saw but didn't get to talk to: Jason Hart, Charlie Ward, Danny Ferry, Mario Elie, Coach Pop and a whole bunch of people I didn't recognize but were wearing Spurs gear.
Next I talked to Malik Rose. I walked up as he was talking to a couple guys (don't know who they are) and repeated what I had said to Bowen. He gave me his million-dollar smile and shook my hand. So I continued talking. I told him that I went to SA to see them play and even went to his restaurant. He was so excited about that and one of the other guys laughed and said, "A satisfied customer." He asked if I had come all the way out here just to see them and said yes. He gave me a wink and said, "Then we'll definitely have to win tonight." I told him about SpursCentral and he said, "Oh yeah, they have a link for me on their site." Malik knows about SC! I wished him luck again, we shook hands again and I returned to my seat.
I had to call my friend Blondie at this point - I was so excited! Of course, as we were talking, Manu Ginobili walks by. So I hang up on Blondie and rush to the stairs that Manu was already half-way up. I called to him and he stopped, a bit hesitant. I gave him the same well-wishes line that I gave Malik and Bruce, he gave me the biggest smile and said thanks. He came back down the stairs a few steps to where I was and shook my hand. How sweet was that??
Called Jackie again, then hung up on her again (I'm so sorry!) because Tim Duncan walked by and I've never met him before. I again rushed to the stairs where Timmy was taking them 3 steps at a time, he's fast! I called to him but he didn't stop so finally I just gave him my well wishes then he stopped and looked down at me, shocked. He said thanks, he really appreciated it.
I think that's about when the hotel staff realized I was there only to see the players. Only took them 3 hours of hanging out in the lobby for them to figure it out! I was dressed professionally, I didn't take pictures and I didn't ask for autographs so I think that's why they let me stay as long as they did. But eventually I was asked to leave so I went on my merry little way. I'm sad I didn't get to see Horry or Tony but still pretty excited about the players I did get to talk to.
March 26, 2004: Sixteenth Annual Tux 'n Tennies Dinner and Auction, presented by Southwest Business Corporation at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Click here for more info.
March 4, 2004: Tony was at a Meet and Greet along with the Spurs Silver Dancers and the Coyote, at Academy Sports and Outdoors, the official apparel headquarters of the Spurs on IH-35 North near the Forum across from Retama Park on Thursday, March 4th. They were there from 6pm to 7pm. The first 150 fans to arrive received an autograph.
February 28, 2004: In a game minus Tim Duncan, Tony stepped up to score a season-high 29 points in this win over the Denver Nuggets. The team wore their throw-back jerseys and were greeted with a throw-back Kevin Willis, who scored 17 points off the bench.
January 13, 2004: Tony said the Spurs will not let him play for France in September qualifying for the 2005 European Championships. He played for France last summer in Eurobasket 2003 and missed San Antonio's first seven games with an ankle injury.
"The San Antonio Spurs will never let me go. They want me to rest this summer," Parker told Le Parisien, a French publication. "My right ankle is not really better, I think I will be suffering with that all season."
December 29, 2003: Tony Parker was voted French Champion of Champions for 2003 by sports daily L'Equipe on Monday. Parker, 21, the first basketball player to get L'Equipe's award, was rewarded for winning the NBA title with the Spurs this year. Parker was picked in a poll of 145 L'Equipe journalists. The newspaper called him "the symbol of a reinvigorated France."
"It's a nice reward for all the hard work I put in. I'm proud," Parker told L'Equipe, adding that he has become "a more complete player" under Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. read more.
December 1, 2003: Another excellent game but another hard loss, and to the Clippers! Check out my full game report with 60 pictures taken with my new camera and full highlights including Rasho's airballs.
November 28, 2003: Wow! What a game Friday! Check out my full game report along with the tons of pictures I took. I can't wait until Monday's game against the Clippers in LA again.
November 10, 2003: Tony Parker and Tim Duncan both came back from ankle injuries to lead the Spurs to a win over the Jazz. This was also David Robinson's jersey retirement ceremony night so it was special all-around.
November 9, 2003: If Tony Parker has his way, he'll make his first appearance of the season Monday against Utah.
"I want to come back for David (Robinson)," Parker said.
"I'm just trying to get comfortable where I feel like I have no risk," Parker said. "If it was the playoffs I would already be playing. But Pop wants to be conservative and make sure I'm close to 100 percent. He doesn't want to lose me for another 10, 15 games just because I came back too early."
November 2, 2003: Tony Parker will sit out at least one more game. "I'm trying to be conservative," Parker said. "It makes no sense to take some risks. If it was a playoff game, I would definitely play. But we have too many injured guys. I don't want to come back, tweak it and miss another 10 games. I think I have a shot on Monday. I'll try. If not, we'll just wait."
October 8, 2003: Spurs @ Grizzlies (Preseason) 2:00 p.m. CT, Bercy Arena (Paris, France). Spurs on 105-93.
October 3, 2003: Spurs wrap up training camp and depart for Paris, France.
September 30, 2003: Training Camp begins
September 14, 2003: France played for the bronze metal (and an Olympic berth) against Italy. In a very close game down the stretch, France lost 69-67. Tony turned in an amazing performance with 24 points but he was the only one in double figures. France gets 4th place but will not be at the Olympics next year.
STATS FROM EUROBASKET
| STATS |
G |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| AVERAGE |
TOT |
33 |
.408 |
.360 |
.739 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
16.8 |
| 9/05/03 |
1 |
25 |
.400 |
.250 |
1.00 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| 9/06/03 |
2 |
27 |
.385 |
.000 |
.000 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
| 9/07/03 |
3 |
35 |
.667 |
.500 |
.750 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
| 9/10/03 |
4 |
35 |
.333 |
.400 |
.545 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
| 9/13/03 |
5 |
40 |
.286 |
.444 |
1.00 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
| 9/14/03 |
6 |
35 |
.600 |
.142 |
.500 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
24 |
Click here or here for more info on Eurobasket.
September 13, 2003: France played in the semis against Lithuania, losing 74-70! Tony played all 40 minutes with the highest score of both teams with 24 points. He shot 4-for-14 from 2-point land, 4-9 from 3-pt land and made all 4 free throws. He tallied 3 defensive rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers and 1 foul.
September 10, 2003: France played in the quarterfinals against Russia, winning 76-69. Russia was 2-1 in group C and beat Croatia in the elimination round Monday to earn their place in the quarterfinals. Tony scored 18 points in 35 minutes, making 3-of-9 from 2-point range, 2-of-5 from 3-pointer land and 6-of-11 free throws. He had 3 defensive rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 6 turnovers and 3 fouls.
Larry Bird presented Tony with the game MVP award.
France is now headed to the semi-finals on Saturday against Lithuania who beat out Serbia & Montenegro 98-82 Wednesday. Lithuania is currently undefeated in this competition.
September 7, 2003: France played a Preliminary Round game against Slovenia, winning 88-82. Tony turned in his best performance of the competition with 21 points in 35 minutes. He shot 8-for-12 2-pointers and 2-for-4 from 3-point land, making 3-of-4 freethrows. He had 1 defensive rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.
France is the undefeated winner of Group A so they will automatically advance to the next round. Second- and third-place teams played an elimination round on 9/8/03 to determine four additional quarterfinalists.
September 6, 2003: France played a Preliminary Round game against Italy, winning 85-52. Tony totalled 10 points in 27 minutes shooting 5-of-13 from 2-pt range and 0-3 from 3-point range. He had 2 fouls, 2 rebounds (both defensive), 2 steals, 1 block, 5 assists and 4 turnovers. France is now 2-0, tied with Slovenia in Group A.
September 5, 2003: France played a Preliminary Round game against Bosnia & Herzegovina in the European Championships in Sweden, winning 98-76. Parker scored 11 points in 25 minutes shooting 2-of-5 from 2-point range and 1-of-4 from 3-point range. He made all 4 of his free throws, had 5 assists and 5 rebounds with 3 fouls.
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