Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwyane Wade, along with legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich were among those inducted Saturday into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., part of a loaded 2023 class that featured a total of 12 new inductees.
The French women's and men's teams will play two exhibition games for the Paris Olympics on the same day at the LDLC Arena on July 12, 2024. On the occasion, Tony Parker's jersey with the number 9 will be retired by the French federation, Le Progres reports.Â
On August, the World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia will begin. Spain and France are serious candidates to win the title, although the USA are projected as the No.1 favorite.
Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, and Dwyane Wade, along with legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich were among those inducted Saturday into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., part of a loaded 2023 class that featured a total of 12 new inductees.
The French women's and men's teams will play two exhibition games for the Paris Olympics on the same day at the LDLC Arena on July 12, 2024. On the occasion, Tony Parker's jersey with the number 9 will be retired by the French federation, Le Progres reports.Â
On August, the World Cup in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia will begin. Spain and France are serious candidates to win the title, although the USA are projected as the No.1 favorite.
Tony Parker, president of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, confirmed to 'Progress' that Zaccharie Risacher, the greatest hope of French basketball after Victor Wembanyama, has decided to leave the team. According to the retired French legend, his intentions were to build the team of next season around the 18-year-old prospect and veteran players Nando De Colo and Joffrey Lauvergne.
After recently becoming a Hall of Famer, Tony Parker will be honored by the French national team. A few days before the French men's and women's teams will set foot in the Paris Olympic Games in July 2024, a special event will be organized, during which Parker's no. 9 jersey will be retired, the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) announced.
After a hectic week in Villeurbanne, LDCL ASVEL president Tony Parker spoke to the French media outlet Le Progres, where he discussed the financial and sporting future of his club. Earlier this week, ASVEL was affected by the withdrawal of their major sponsor -- Smart Good Things -- and economic and sporting sanctions imposed by the LNB Pro A.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2023 was officially announced during the NCAA March Madness Final four in Houston. Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, and Dwyane Wade made it as players. On top of that, the all-time winningest NBA coach Gregg Popovich and his long-time assistant Becky Hammon were inducted as well with Hammon making is as a WNBA legend.
BasketNews discusses the business decisions made by NBA superstars, including investing in sports teams. The article highlights some fascinating decisions made by current and retired players, such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Marc Gasol, Tony Parker, and Dwyane Wade, among others.
2023 was the first year when the trio of Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, and Pau Gasol could officially get elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. All three European legends have made it.
After news came out about him possibly selling majority shares in the LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne organization, Tony Parker backed off from the idea. Faced with the internal revolt, Parker gives up converting his ASVEL shares into Smart Good Things shares, according to L'Equipe.
With the NBA All-Star Weekend underway, the finalists of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame were announced. Three international icons have been included in the final list with Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, and Tony Parker getting selected. Additionally, Parker's long-time coach Gregg Popovich and three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade are among the finalists as well.
After news came out about him possibly selling his majority shares in the LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne organization, Tony Parker decided to address the rumors. The former San Antonio Spurs great has called a shareholders meeting where he confirmed that he indeed intends to sell his shares in the basketball club, L'Equipe writes.
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo should register (uncertainty follows wrist injury) his seventh All-Star appearance on Feb. 19 after getting an opportunity to captain his team and select Team Giannis according to his preferences.
Is this the end of the Tony Parker era at LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne? According to information from L'Equipe, the four-time NBA champion and majority shareholder of the French club would like to sell his share. Parker, a minority shareholder from 2009 until 2014, when he took over big-time, has long been thinking about his next move.
The Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray remembers his days with the San Antonio Spurs days with a little grudge. In All the Smoke podcast, Murray revealed that the Spurs didn't believe in him, and his background was a problem for the Texas team. The 29th pick in the 2016 NBA Draft didn't like how he was treated in his rookie season.
Among many records that Luka Doncic set in the win over the New York Knicks, he also became the record holder for most points scored in a single NBA game among European players. The Dallas Mavericks superstar finished the game with 60 points (19/25 2PT, 2/6 3PT, 16/22 FT), 21 rebounds, and 10 assists, becoming the first player to record a 60/20/10 stat line.
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of eligible candidates for the Class of 2023, including several high-profile, first-time nominees including Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, and the 1976 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team.
After the first 10 games in the EuroLeague, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne are now sharing the last place in the tournament. Before Sunday's win against Pau-Lacq-Orthez, the club had lost five games in a row. When the team's president Tony Parker, however, is not concerned about the current situation.
Tony Parker is an ambitious president and his dream is to make LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne a powerhouse in European basketball. His intentions have been manifest in the signings of Nando De Colo and Joffrey Lauvergne, among others, but he does not intend to stop there. Nicolas Batum, who has had a share in the French club since 2007, could be up next.
