Tony Parker

Tony Parker: Biography in Details

Who is Tony Parker?

Tony Parker or simply Tony Parker is a professional basketball player from France. He has played with the French national team. In 2001, he joined the San Antonio Spurs.

With Spurs, Tony has won four championships in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. He continues to play with the spurs to the present day.

Tony Parker: Birth Facts, Family, Childhood

Tony Parker was born on May 17, 1982, in Bruges, Belgium, and raised in France. His father Tony Parker Sr. too was a professional basketball player and his mother Pamela Firestone, is a Dutch model.

He has two younger brothers T.J. and Pierre. Watching the global fame of Michael Jordan, Tony got inspired to play basketball.

In which school did Tony Parker attend?

Tony Parker studied at the INCEP, Paris which is the national institute of sport, expertise, and performance in France that trains elite athletes. His college detail is unknown.

Obviously, at INCEP, Tony furnished his basketball skills and prepared him for the future ahead.

Tony Parker: Early Profession Life, Career

Tony started his career with a club in Paris called Paris Basketball Racing in 1999. He played with Paris Racing for two seasons. Parker played at the Nike Hoop Summit in Indianapolis in 2000 against the American All-Star.

To colleges including UCLA and Georgia, Tech Parker was a hot cake as he recorded 20 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals at the summit and urged him to join them. He refused the proposal and chose to stay in France.

In 2001 Tony joined the San Antonio Spurs. The club has won four NBA championships after Tony entered the team including 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014 NBA championships.

So far Parker holds a record of 15.8 points, 1 block, 9 steals, 5.7 assists, and 2.8 rebounds on average per game in his career in the NBA.

Tony has also played for the French basketball team ASVEL since 2001. As a French citizen, Tony has represented and won several medals for his country at the EuroBasket.

The French team won one gold, silver, and two bronze together with Parker. He continues to play with the NBA San Antonio Spurs to the date and seems prepared for the next season.

Parker announced his retirement from the NBA on June 10, 2019. He finished his career as the fifth highest career playoff assist (1143) and ninth highest career playoff scorer (1040).

Lifetime Achievements and Awards

The 35-year-old basketball star has bagged several medals and awards in his so-far career. 4 times NBA Champion, 6 times NBA All-Star, 3 times All-NBA Second Team, NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Pro A Best Young Player he has it all. Parker has also won a gold, a silver, and two bronzes for his nation in basketball.

Tony Parker: Salary, Net Worth

On average Tony earns fourteen million dollars annually. His estimated net worth is $30 million.

Tony Parker: Rumors, Controversy

Tony Parker was criticized in France for a picture that he took with comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala. In the pic, Tony is seen in a gesture commonly known as quenelle in France.

The gesture symbolizes anti-Semitism in France and gathered a lot of public criticism against this NBA Star.

How tall is Tony Parker?

Tony Parker is six foot two inches tall and weighs 84 Kilos. He’s got 39 inches of Chest, 34 inches of waist, and 14 inches of biceps.

He wears shoe size 11 (US). The color of his hair is black and that of his eye is black too.

Social Media Profile

Their social media profile of Tony is crowded with fans and followers.

He has more than 3 million followers on Facebook, more than 2 million followers on Twitter, and 320K followers on Instagram.

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