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Spurs stars Ginobili, Parker end international careers
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STAR guards Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, National Basketball Association teammates for the San Antonio Spurs, bid emotional farewells to international play on Wednesday after quarterfinal losses at the Rio Olympics.
Spain defeated Parker and his French teammates 92-67 while Ginobili’s Argentina side was routed 78-105 by the United States NBA stars. “It has been an amazing run,” Ginobili said of a 20-year span topped by 2004 Olympic gold. “I’m very proud. Sad and happy.” Parker achieved his goal of making France a champion, taking Most Valuable Player honors from his homeland’s 2013 EuroBasket crown. “I’m very proud of what we did,” Parker said. “I enjoyed it. The last 16 years have been great. I don’t regret one second.” Parker, 34, and Ginobili, 39, each helped the Spurs win four NBA titles and lifted their national sides into global prominence. Ginobili and Parker this year said goodbye to Spurs big man Tim Duncan, whose retirement breaks up the San Antonio’s ‘Big Three’. The Spurs will have a new veteran big man in Spaniard Pau Gasol, who helped show Parker’s French team to the Olympic exit. In fact, Parker never beat Gasol in international play.
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