TIL Desk Sports/ Veteran point guard Tony Parker has confirmed that he is officially retiring from basketball after 18 seasons in the NBA. “It’s with a lot of emotion that I retire from basketball, it was an incredible journey! Even in my wildest dreams, I never thought I would live all those unbelievable moments with the NBA and the French National Team.
Thank you for everything!” Parker tweeted on Monday. The 37-year-old played with the San Antonio Spurs until his 2018-2019 season with the Charlotte Hornets, and had already spoken to several media outlets about his intention to retire, but it was not until Monday that he made it official.
The
Frenchman played in 1,254 regular-season games and averaged 15.5 points, 5.6
assists and 2.7 rebounds per game. He won four NBA championships with the Spurs
and was part of the team’s Big Three trio with guard Manu Ginobili and center
Tim Duncan. He was also named the 2007 Finals MVP, the first European in NBA
history to receive the award.
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