Tony Parker - a talented basketball player from the "San Antonio Spurs"

Tony Parker (photo can be seen in the article) - a professional French basketball player. Currently playing for the club "San Antonio Spurs". In 2007, the athlete received the title of the best player of the NBA. In this article, we will present his brief biography.

Childhood

Tony Parker was born in Bruges in 1982, but studied and grew up in France. The boy's father professionally played basketball for the team of the University of Chicago, and my mother was a model from Holland. As a child, Tony and his brothers often attended matches played by his father. But then he was not interested in basketball. Little Parker loved to play football. Everything changed after watching the autobiographical film about Michael Jordan.

Interest in basketball

Since then, Tony Parker has constantly trained and studied the strategy of the game. As a result, the young man achieved amazing results. In his team, he became a key defender. Tony was invited to a different basketball organization. After several matches in the nonprofessional league, the young man signed a contract with the club "Paris Basket Racing".

NBA

In the 2001 draft, Tony Parker was selected by the management of the San Antonio Spurs team. Several years this club won in the NBA tournament. In 2007, the hero of this article was named the player of the year.

National team

Tony Parker was a member of the national team of the country even in his youth. In 1997, in its composition, he participated in the European Championships (boys under 16). Unfortunately, the team managed to take only the fourth place. Also Parker took part in two youth European championships. In 2000, Tony's team won, and the hero of this article was recognized as the most significant player of the tournament. On average, Parker gave 2.5 transfers and scored 14.4 points per game. At the European Championship in 2002, the athlete made 6.8 interceptions, the same number of transfers and scored 25.8 points.

At the Eurobasket in 2005, France defeated the Spanish team and won the bronze medal. This was a great merit Parker, who since 2003 was a captain. But at the 2006 World Cup, Tony could not help because he broke his finger. As a result, France lost to the Brazilian national team.

Personal life

The basketball player got married at a young age. A model and an actress named Eva Longoria became the chosen athlete. Most of the audience remembers her on the role of Gabriel Solis in the famous telenovela "Desperate Housewives". The wedding was played on July 7, 2007 in Paris. The celebration took place in the Catholic church, where in the XII century the kings were married. But a few years later, Tony Parker and Eva Longoria divorced because of insurmountable differences.