http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/players/tony_parker/4654 Recent articles about Tony Parker en-us The San Antonio Spurs looked like they were headed to a fifth NBA title Tuesday night when they had a 10 point lead going into the fourth quarter, then had a five-point edge with 28 seconds left in regulation after blowing the lead.  But the Miami Heat never gave up, forcing a Game 7  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:33:31 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/spurs_devastated_after_game_6_loss_to_heat/13869434 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/spurs_devastated_after_game_6_loss_to_heat/13869434 Ginobili 'devastated' by loss to Heat http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/spurs_devastated_after_game_6_loss_to_heat/13869434 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/d/5d13afd85734e46d78e243963629aa1f04284dce/mini/manu.jpg After allowing San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green to set a Finals record with 25 3-pointers in just five games, the Miami Heat and center Chris Bosh are not going to let the 25-year-old have his way in Game 6 Tuesday night. “He has a knack for shooting, but he  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:16 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/chris_bosh_danny_green_wont_be_open_tonight/13862837 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/chris_bosh_danny_green_wont_be_open_tonight/13862837 Chris Bosh: Danny Green ‘won’t be open tonight’ http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/chris_bosh_danny_green_wont_be_open_tonight/13862837 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/e/aeac4b92fe210840fc132f67026030b30b4a7226/mini/6905804.jpg SAN ANTONIO — Spurs guard Tony Parker said Saturday the strained right hamstring that wore him down this week could tear “any time now” heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. But he’s giving no thought to letting the injury properly heal. “If it was the regular season, I would be resting like 10 days,” Parker said. “But now it’s the NBA Finals. If it gets a tear, it’s life.” It would also deal a major blow to the Spurs’ chances of winning this title. Yet despite the blunt assessment of his hamstring, the All-Star told reporters he is getting stronger on the eve of San Antonio’s final home game Sunday night. Parker said he is confident, staying disciplined with treatment and still aspires to be “close to 100 percent” by tipoff. That’s exactly how the 31-year-old point guard looked to start Game 4 on Thursday night, two days after straining the hamstring in a blowout win. But Parker faded badly after a sizzling start, going scoreless in the second half while Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:45:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_says_sore_hamstring_could_tear_any_time_now/13846382 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_says_sore_hamstring_could_tear_any_time_now/13846382 Tony Parker Says Sore Hamstring Could Tear ‘Any Time Now’ http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/tony_parker_says_sore_hamstring_could_tear_any_time_now/13846382 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/a/aae9ece4c45fba0390d7cb9ec3a84c6884762f9b/mini/6928998.jpg SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Spurs guard Tony Parker says his sore right hamstring can tear "any time now" heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Parker said Saturday he would take about 10 days to rest if this were the regular season. But with the series tied 2-all heading into San Antonio's final home game Sunday, the All-Star says, "If it gets a tear, that's life." Parker strained the hamstring in a Game 3 blowout victory for the Spurs. He returned with a dazzling start in Game 4 on Thursday night, only to not score in the second half. Parker says he grew tired as the Heat pulled away to reclaim home-court advantage. Despite the blunt assessment of his hamstring, Parker says he feels he's getting stronger. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:30:31 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/spurs_parker_sore_hamstring_can_tear_any_time/13842587 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/spurs_parker_sore_hamstring_can_tear_any_time/13842587 Spurs' Parker: Sore hamstring can 'tear any time' http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/spurs_parker_sore_hamstring_can_tear_any_time/13842587 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/5/150629e772776cb3d820b4c4ad3685a0f7f31566/mini/Tony_Parker_attends_c6fe.jpg AT&T Center - Heading into Game 4, San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker was not admittedly 100 percent. In Game 3, he suffered a left hamstring injury and was a game time decision before Game 4. Parker did end up playing Game 4 and finished with 15 points, 9 assists, off 7-16 shooting in the loss. Solid numbers but not the numbers Parker usually produces considering he played through the gimpy hamstring. "It was weak. I didn't know what to expect. So the first three, four minutes I was testing it and the first half it felt okay," said Parker. "But overall I'm just happy I didn't make it worse. That was the goal, to not try to get hurt, because Pop (Gregg Popovich) was not really happy, meaning I wanted to play and took a little risk. So I'm happy I'm not worse." A risky move indeed by Parker. Without Parker for an extended amount of time in the Finals, and San Antonio does not have a great shot at title No. 5 for the franch... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:30:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parkers_goal_is_to_be_100_percent_by_sunday/13835516 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parkers_goal_is_to_be_100_percent_by_sunday/13835516 Tony Parker's goal is to be 100 percent by Sunday http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/tony_parkers_goal_is_to_be_100_percent_by_sunday/13835516 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/9/198e71cdd4fa0b3ff087a23bb641b3fe1e81e64e/mini/PicImg_NBA_FEB_17_c60c.jpg Spurs guard Tony Parker says his sore right hamstring can tear ''any time now'' heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Parker said Saturday he would take about 10 days to rest if this were the regular season. But with the series tied 2-all heading into San Antonio's final home game Sunday, the All-Star says, ''If it gets a tear, that's life.'' Parker strained the hamstring in a Game 3 blowout victory for the Spurs. He returned with a dazzling start in Game 4 on Thursday night, only to not score in the second half. Parker says he grew tired as the Heat pulled away to reclaim home-court advantage. Despite the blunt assessment of his hamstring, Parker says he feels he's getting stronger. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:49:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/parker_hamstring_can_tear_any_time/13842911 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/parker_hamstring_can_tear_any_time/13842911 Parker: Hamstring can 'tear any time' http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/parker_hamstring_can_tear_any_time/13842911 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/5/150629e772776cb3d820b4c4ad3685a0f7f31566/mini/Tony_Parker_attends_c6fe.jpg Spurs guard Tony Parker said he will play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals after his availability was in doubt because of a mild right hamstring strain. Parker wouldn't address his injury at practice Thursday other than answering ''I'll be ready to go'' to multiple questions about his health. The All-Star was hurt early in the second half of Game 3, which the Spurs won to take a 2-1 lead over the Miami Heat in the best-of-seven series. The question now is whether Parker will show any signs of being sore or ailing against the Heat. An MRI taken Wednesday revealed a Grade 1 strain, the mildest level, but Parker had been uncertain about his status until Thursday morning. Despite Parker getting hurt Tuesday night, the Spurs still walloped Miami 113-77. ''They're going to play a lot better,'' Parker said at the Spurs' morning shootaround. ''They're going to come out very aggressive, very physical. It's a big game tonight. We're going to have to be Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:49:16 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/spurs_parker_will_play_in_game_4/13828169 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/spurs_parker_will_play_in_game_4/13828169 Spurs' Parker will play in Game 4 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/spurs_parker_will_play_in_game_4/13828169 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/9/5992a5b4e51cc5114080b7899290928166d059ab/mini/99034694_2_.jpg Tony Parker underwent an MRI Wednesday morning on his injured hamstring, and the results are in. Parker posted, in French, on his Facebook page that he has a slight "stretch" in his hamstring. "I just had MRI. Result: I suffer from a slight stretch to the hamstring. We'll see tomorrow how I feel, I really hope to play!" Parker posted, the San Antonio Express-News translated and reports. The Spurs have yet to announce an official statement on Parker's injury. Parker left Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night in the third quarter to have his hamstring examined. He returned to the game and played the first two minutes of the fourth quarter before leaving the game, along with the rest of the Spurs veteran stars, as the Spurs pulled away from Miami en route to a 113-77 win. "I just wanted to make sure the doctor said I was OK and then I played two minutes in the fourth quarter and we were up big so (coach Gregg Popovich) didn't want to take a risk,'' Parker s Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:33:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/mri_reveals_parker_hamstring_strain/13820192 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/mri_reveals_parker_hamstring_strain/13820192 MRI reveals Parker hamstring strain http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/mri_reveals_parker_hamstring_strain/13820192 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/5/150629e772776cb3d820b4c4ad3685a0f7f31566/mini/Tony_Parker_attends_c6fe.jpg If the Spurs want to take two more games from the Heat in the NBA Finals to win their fifth championship, they may have to do it without their star point guard. Tony Parker tweaked his hamstring in Game 3 on Tuesday night and now his status for Game 4 is up in the air. "We'll see," Parker said after the game, reports the San Antonio Express-News. "I felt something on my hamstring, so I don't know, I have no idea. We will do an MRI tomorrow. Hopefully it's nothing big and it's just a cramping, or got tight on me. I don't know, it was just a weird feeling. I just wanted to make sure the doctor said I was okay and then I played tow minutes in the fourth quarter and we were up big so Pop didn't want to take a risk. We will see tomorrow" Parker left the court midway through the third quarter to be examined. He started the 4th quarter for the Spurs, but after San Antonio broke the game open, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich pulled his veteran stars to get them some ex Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:36:08 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/parker_to_get_mri_game_4_status_uncertain/13816214 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/parker_to_get_mri_game_4_status_uncertain/13816214 Parker to get MRI, Game 4 status uncertain http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/parker_to_get_mri_game_4_status_uncertain/13816214 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/9/198e71cdd4fa0b3ff087a23bb641b3fe1e81e64e/mini/PicImg_NBA_FEB_17_c60c.jpg Tony Parker says he “felt something in his hamstring…a weird feeling,” during Game 3 of the NBA Finals and hopes it was cramping, but will undergo a precautionary MRI Wednesday morning. His status for Game 4 on Thursday is uncertain. Parker, who finished with a quiet 6 points and 8 assists, left during the third quarter and went to the locker room and later returned to play just one minute in the fourth of the 113-77 win. Spurs guard Tony Parker said he is uncertain if he will be able to play with hamstring injury in Game 4 and he will have MRI in morning. — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) June 12, 2013 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:34:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_injures_hamstring_in_game_3_will_undergo_mri/13815815 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_injures_hamstring_in_game_3_will_undergo_mri/13815815 Parker to have MRI for hamstring http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/tony_parker_injures_hamstring_in_game_3_will_undergo_mri/13815815 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/2/5229e8adb6a64d38a618a2bd7f5e2a146481897d/mini/tp.jpg You can bet there was more than one "old timer" watching Game 1 of the NBA Finals with some of the current generation. When Spurs guard Tony Parker hit his amazing game winner on Thursday night, said "old timer" probably threw out comparisons to Harlem Globetrotters legend Curly Neal ... which was probably met with serveral "who" responses by those under 30. But if he had said "The Professor," ... now we know what you're talking about! And now, a video has posted online, mixing the exciting final seconds of Game 1 with the sounds of the "And 1 Mix Tape Tour." And the results are hilarious. The scary part is that the And-1 hype man is not that much different then the over-the-top voice of the Miami Heat, Michael Baiamonte. Sat, 08 Jun 2013 13:41:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/parkers_epic_shot_gets_mix_tape_treatment/13791020 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/parkers_epic_shot_gets_mix_tape_treatment/13791020 Parker's epic shot gets 'Mix Tape' treatment http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/parkers_epic_shot_gets_mix_tape_treatment/13791020 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/a/aae9ece4c45fba0390d7cb9ec3a84c6884762f9b/mini/6928998.jpg San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker has buried the hopes and dreams of many, many teams. On Thursday, he proved to the Miami Heat that no lead is safe in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. This video of Parker’s jump shot with 5.2 seconds left tells the whole story. The post Video: Tony Parker nails the clutch shot to seal Game 1 of the NBA Finals appeared first on Players View. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:25:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/video_tony_parker_nails_the_clutch_shot_to_seal_game_1_of_the_nba_finals/13781033 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/video_tony_parker_nails_the_clutch_shot_to_seal_game_1_of_the_nba_finals/13781033 Video: Tony Parker nails the clutch shot to seal Game 1 of the NBA Finals http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/video_tony_parker_nails_the_clutch_shot_to_seal_game_1_of_the_nba_finals/13781033 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/a/aae9ece4c45fba0390d7cb9ec3a84c6884762f9b/mini/6928998.jpg In one of the more memorable shots in NBA Finals history, San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker helped sealed a game one victory for the Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals. Watch as Parker falls down on the play and somehow banks in a jumper to give the Spurs a four-point lead: *** Tony Parker drains incredible clutch shot at 2013 NBA Finals game 1 [Beyond The Buzzer] Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:52:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_drains_improbable_clutch_shot_during_nba_finals_game_one/13780469 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_drains_improbable_clutch_shot_during_nba_finals_game_one/13780469 Tony Parker drains improbable clutch shot http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/tony_parker_drains_improbable_clutch_shot_during_nba_finals_game_one/13780469 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/8/38dba3aa47ffeea39a7627fccfcc13054be9db30/mini/parker.jpg Was Tony Parker denied access to a Memphis restaurant because he didn’t have a reservation? Kelly English, a famous chef who owns an eatery called Restaurant Iris, created that impression when he sent out the following tweets on Friday night. Confirmed MT @memphisacp: Tony Parker tried to eat dinner @restaurantiris and was denied service by [...] Mon, 27 May 2013 09:49:20 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_denies_he_was_turned_away_from_memphis_restaurant/13701707 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_denies_he_was_turned_away_from_memphis_restaurant/13701707 Tony Parker denies he was turned away from Memphis restaurant http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/tony_parker_denies_he_was_turned_away_from_memphis_restaurant/13701707 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The San Antonio Spurs are in Memphis with a 2-0 series lead and all the momentum in their series with the Memphis Grizzlies. Spurs star point guard Tony Parker wanted a bite to eat, and headed to the Restaurant Iris,which is run by acclaimed chef Kelly English. Parker is an all NBA point, a food connoisseur and now he can relate to the many people who haven’t been able to get into a restaurant after being turned away from Iris according to the Big Lead.   Head chef Kelly English then tried to justify why Parker was turned away from a restaurant in the rival city, and then tried to explain to the world that it wasn’t done on purpose.   Iris coincidently doesn’t have any tables available for Parker until after the series returns back to San Antonio.   The restaurant seeing that a storm was brewing, released a statement on the treatment given to Parker. At Restaurant Iris we pride ourselves on the service we provide to our guests. From the moment you make a reservation, to when you walk out of our d Sat, 25 May 2013 11:36:37 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_denied_service_at_memphis_restaurant_iris/13692830 http://network.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/tony_parker_denied_service_at_memphis_restaurant_iris/13692830 Parker shut out at Memphis restaurant http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/tony_parker_denied_service_at_memphis_restaurant_iris/13692830 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/94652d3689096136ed062a37532884dd2f443b19/mini/parker.jpg