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pop held a meeting for all the players. he called them in and said that it was "urgent."
parker was one of the first to arrive. kawhi and green had beat him there. those two were extremely close it seems, and it reminded him of how close he used to be to duncan.
as the last of the players and the end of the bench arrived, pop began to speak.
"now i know i don't have to tell you what's on the line," he said simply.
parker and the rest nodded.
"we are going to do this for oklahoma city."
his players had to suppress a snicker.
pop gave them a look. "i'm serious. those poor townfolks haven't had much to cheer about lately, so lets make their season by helping them get their team to the playoffs."
parker observed everyone in the room. duncan had his usual neutral face. he could probably tell if pop was kidding or not. kawhi looked down, as if deep in thought. green cracked a smile. diaw smiled as well, then nodded his head. splitter stared off into space. and ginobili seemed to have took what pop said to heart.
later on after the meeting, parker began to get dressed for the game before duncan approached him. when parker noticed him, he looked at him and said, "do you think that pop was serious?"
duncan gave him a lame look. "pop is pop, and he's always gonna be pop."
parker smiled softly as he finished putting on his jersey. he then turned to give duncan a determined look.
"i won't let it end like last time. i'll do my best, not for oklahoma, but for all of us." parker declared.
duncan simply smiled and patted his point guard's head before he took his leave.
as duncan walked away, parker whispered the final part of his statement.
"....and for you, timmy."
