Basketball: with his entry into the Hall of Fame, “Tony Parker symbolizes the excellence of French sport”

Basketball with his entry into the Hall of Fame Tony

It’s a great day for French basketball: Tony Parker, four-time NBA champion, the American championship, is inducted this Saturday August 12 into the “Hall of Fame”, the basketball pantheon in Springfield, Massachusetts. But he is not the only one to be consecrated: his coach at Spurs, Gregg Popovich, will be too. ” Even in my wildest dreams, I never could have imagined getting into the Hall of Fame. “said Tony Parker a few days ago in an interview with the press. George Eddy, journalist and historic NBA commentator on Canal+, looks back on this historic day for RFI.

French basketball player Tony Parker wearing the famous orange jacket and Hall of Fame ring, August 11, 2023.

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