Tony Parker denied service at Memphis restaurant

[DarrinS]

That's ok. The whole team is eating at the Grind House tonight.

[Darkwaters]

I guess theres only one thing you can do then: win this thing in 5 games or less so you don't have to go back to Memphis.

Seriously, stay classy Memphis.

[TampaDude]

Honestly, if I were a pro athlete on the road, I'd probably send someone out for food or cook it myself. There are WAY too many psychos out there.

[EVAY]

That may have been the case, but then why tweet #wedontbluff

They could have easily avoided any drama by leading off with this tweet and leaving it at that. Now it just sounds like they are back pedaling.

Exactly. This is beyond just low class. This is "all your taste is in your mouth - NO class"

[Beaverfuzz]

, when Clyde and Duck and Porter and those guys were in town, we'd get them drunk on the house and they didn't mind. The opponent never paid for alcohol at our place the night before the game.

Aaah the good old days when Portland actually cared about having a top notch basketball team.

[jermaine]

You have a celebrity from France trying to come to your French restaurant! You tell your staff be a seat an table an let him sit on their backs if you have to. He is ing stupid Idiot.

[rascal]

I guess they take 4 hours to eat there meals.. , it'll be a 30 to 45 minute wait.

It could take up to 30 minutes just to get your food.

[Russ]

The real outrage is that Joey Crawford walked in right behind Tony and they made a table for him.

Joey's the one with the ciggy.

Tony "Rosa" Parker takes a stand at a Memphis lunch counter . . .







Thank goodness, you would never see this today in Memphis (the ashtrays, that is).

[pjjrfan]

I'm just wondering didn't they have a waiting line, in that case Maybe Tony would have left of his own accord, or do they just send people off if there is no room, I don't see any business doing that anywhere, not good for business.

[T Park]

Who cares?? I'm sure if a few people here owned a restaurant they'd deny service to certain people (Joey Crawford)

I wouldn't. Their money is just as green as anyone else's....

[widowmaker]

Calm down, spurfan...this isn't some grand, Rosa Parks-ian moment of social injustice. Calm the down and eat your Hot Pockets

Who the is rosa parks?? Never heard of that .

[widowmaker]

Any how hows the lakers off season going? Is Dwight staying???? Is kobe gonna recover like nothing happened? ??? Is he gonna give his mom some money??? Umm, ummm yeah I dont giva lol

[Budkin]

The thread is misleading. The Tweet above clearly indicates Tony was denied service because the restaurant was full -- not because he's the Grizzlies' opponent.

Regardless, Tony is going to go off tonight.

[Budkin]

I wouldn't. Their money is just as green as anyone else's....

Exactly, that would be like not serving someone because they have different political or religious beliefs. You do that and you suddenly alienate others of the same mindset, eliminating tons of potential business and giving yourself a bad name.

[weeks]

i mean, they're the opposing team. i wouldn't anticipate their home city being real friendly to us, considering we're their opponents and we just went up 2-0 against them.

i wouldn't take it personally, the way some of you here seem to be doing.

[Budkin]

i mean, they're the opposing team. i wouldn't anticipate their home city being real friendly to us, considering we're their opponents and we just went up 2-0 against them.

i wouldn't take it personally, the way some of you here seem to be doing.

If the restaurant really was full, that's one thing. If he was denied because he was a Spur, that's just childish.

[Bill_Brasky]

Shoulda made a reservation.

[m33p0]

restaurants often have party rooms, don't they?

[T Park]

I see on twitter Matt Moore, is ripping Michael De Leon for writing an article on the subject of critisizing the restaurant's handling of it.

[BatManu20]

Dumb. Can't even give the paying customer some food cause he plays for another team. What idiots.

[itzsoweezee]

I Can't believe the spurs are stupid enough to eat out on the road in the playoffs.

[lmbebo]

A friend of mine who lives in Memphis says that this restaurant is really popular (and good) and you need to get table reservations several weeks in advance.

Could have been that it was just full as well.

Also mentioned having run into TP at a different restaurant earlier in the season with over players she didn't recognize, restaurant was Felicia Suzanne's"

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

On a related note...

If you were a pro athlete, on the road, would you be concerned that your food was being sabotaged?
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That would be my main concern as a coach or player. If I were a coach, I'd have the team's trainers or other staff (who are probably unrecognizable to anyone) go and get the food - i.e., dozens of meals - for everyone, and then bring it back to the hotel or team headquarters.

Without people knowing that it's for a pro sports team, there'd be no reason to sabotage the food.

[Russ]

That would be my main concern as a coach or player. If I were a coach, I'd have the team's trainers or other staff (who are probably unrecognizable to anyone) go and get the food - i.e., dozens of meals - for everyone, and then bring it back to the hotel or team headquarters.

Without people knowing that it's for a pro sports team, there'd be no reason to sabotage the food.

Perhaps anonymity is the key.

After all, Kobe Bryant got food poisoning during the playoffs by eating a room service hamburger at the Lakers' five star Sacramento hotel. (Or however many stars the high end hotels in Sactown would have.)

[barakz21]

Then why would he tweet that we don't bluff crap? This made a mess, I hope TP bangs his wife. lol

Because he was bluffing that he doesn't bluff? But seriously, I think it's got to do with the playoffs. I mean, if it didn't he wouldn't have joined in on "that we don't bluff" thing.