Tony Parker throwing shade at Kawhi

[ElNono]

do not forget the comment about heat's defense on Danny in 2013

giving away a compe ive advantage at the Finals

[SpurPadre]

As far as I know Brent's marriage was on the rocks well before the texting. Erin Barry also vehemently denied cheating on Brent. Eva, who knows, she probably didn't trust Tony. He very well could have cheated on her with someone else, but I still don't believe he slept with Erin Barry at all. Nothing more than texting.

Do you believe Orange Satan didn't sleep with Stormy Daniels, either?

[james evans]

Wow, Barry never even threw shade at Parker.

I've also never hard him say the name "Parker" on NBA TV either

[duncan2k5]

Wow, Barry never even threw shade at Parker.

They almost never bring up Parker when Barry is the analyst... U can pretty much see them avoiding Parker when talking about the Spurs

[Pauleta14]

1. You mean play through pain like he did last years playoffs when he played through TWO ankle sprains before a third (Zaza)? U guys actually as if he sits out through everything... The guy literally sprained his ankle again that same game and ppl were saying he should have sat... And he played through it... So if he is sitting now, something is actually wrong

2. What decisions? Dude we CONSTANTLY talk about the bad coaching decisions pop has made on here... And the bad decisions the front office has been making lately... Where have you been???

3. He DID say in an interview that he is hurt and he is trying to come back... The fact is that fans don't care... They dismiss it because they think he is lying... What do you want him to do? Post on Twitter every 5 minutes like lebron? U guys are on here saying he isn't talking at all when he HAS... you just don't like what he has to say

4. Sure... If u say so

5. Everyone knows about the Brent Barry situation... To act as if it didn't happen is stupid... Cheating on his wife with the wife of another teammate is pretty low and cancerous...

Parker is a grown man... About to retire... He knows how to communicate... Don't act as if he is some idiot 19 year old fresh out of high school... It's insulting... Tons of players never went to college... Tons of players aren't from the US... And they don't have a history of shady comments about teammates... When look at Dirk, T-Mac, etc... Parker said what he meant

1 - I said "IF he can't AGGRAVATE" his injury he should play. That's a big "if" but it has been confirmed so it should be taken into account!!
Last year was different, you can aggravate very easily a sprained ankle...
So if it's "just" a pain issue, YES it's disappointing at the very least when his teammates are on the verge of loosing 1 year of sacrifices basically.
If I was Manu or Tony I would be mad honestly, these guys let him shine/learn with them taking a step back when ANY other superstars would NEVER have allowed it anywhere else...
Kawhi is acting like a spoiled kid in that regards. Imagine Manu retiring without a real fight because of him?

2 - You still don't give me any example I could argue on...
I mean, yes Pop's coaching is ed up sometimes, but on the long run? come on, the results are insane considering what he has.
Plus you can't deny/ignore the fact that the Spurs are known for being too conservative with injuries, they always wait more that necessary as a precaution, so how can anybody accuse them of being unprofessional of taking care only about their agenda? that's crazy

3 - I'm talking globally about his behavior/body language... Ok he is shy doesn't wanna talk etc so was Timmy!
But it's a job and not tennis or golf, your decisions/actions impact a whole team/franchise, you can't act only the way you feel when a whole franchise invested so much on you! (and I'm not talking about money here).
Whether there is no problem other than the injury or nothing at all, he should act differently. I'm not asking him to be a cheerleader a la Mills or a leader like Timmy or Manu, but there is a minimum bro! ^^ Where the is he???

4 - You honestly can't find any scenario where Kawhi has an interest of not playing? Really? What a lack of imagination... (add the oncle in the mix, it should help!
But the main point in answered at the beginning, apparently HE CAN'T AGGRAVATE HIS INJURY!!
Maybe he is ultra sensitive and have a 0 tolerance in pain, I don't know... ^^

5 - "Everybody knows...". BS, nobody knows but talk like they saw everything, it's insane. If it was THAT simple, Tony wouldn' be a Spur anymore, wouldn't have signed extensionS since.
Again it's another (long) subject. But I trust Pop, Manu, Timmy, RC... more than any TMZ or any fan's opinion.
Regarding his communication, it's not just because of college or his scolarship, it's about his personality and the way he grew up. (again long discussion^^).
The guy is a freak in a way, he should NEVER have reached the level he reached! NEVER! but he is mentally build differently and tha's one of the main reasons he reached his (impossible) goals. He has always been weird! French people thought it was his US side and american people thought it was his french side!! lol
Look at him, his body language... he is different lol doesn;t interact normally (checking, supporting on the bench...), he isn't like Manu, can't talk about politic or sociology or philosophy. Can't express HIS opinion about anything, NOTHING!
My point is don't overreact with him, most of the time he is just a candid idiot, not a bad guy/cancer

[Pauleta14]

As far as I know Brent's marriage was on the rocks well before the texting. Erin Barry also vehemently denied cheating on Brent. Eva, who knows, she probably didn't trust Tony. He very well could have cheated on her with someone else, but I still don't believe he slept with Erin Barry at all. Nothing more than texting.

I agree.

People overrated Tony as well, he has never been a womanizer, some even thought he might be gay at some point...

Has any of you seen Tony and Eva interacting together? She was like his mother, the was the alpha in the couple, not a victim. I can very easily imagine Tony looking for someone less hollywood as well to exchange with and was apparently friend with Erin.

The Eva Longoria relationship is like the rap album, Tony reached so many crazy goals so early that he was literally living a dream. None of them suits him, none went with his skill set or personality, both were a mistakes, that's all. (We all wish we could do that kind of mistakes at 20yo no ?).

[SAGirl]

I don’t think the comment was made to troll Kiwi, but Kiwi’s tendinopathy does deserve some trolling.

“I think he’s gonna he Tiago part 2 Hopefully he’s traded and plays 19 games in 2 years then retires bc his body is breaking down.”

I mean^ that’s a troll comment ... but the point is, Kiwis situation is ripe for trolling. Think if he was more popular there would be more memes and Twitterati trolling about it.

Fir me the prospect is too painful to consider either Kiwis career is over prematurely or he’s a cancerous . There’s no win win for spurfan there/

[spurs10]

As far as I know Brent's marriage was on the rocks well before the texting. Erin Barry also vehemently denied cheating on Brent. Eva, who knows, she probably didn't trust Tony. He very well could have cheated on her with someone else, but I still don't believe he slept with Erin Barry at all. Nothing more than texting.

Absolutely. Erin Berry was very eloquent on the subject though you could tell it was beneath her dignity even talking about it.

If true Tony would of been traded faster than Roseanne Barr at a wife-swapping party!

[YGWHI]

Well, we actually have heard before, but we just dismissed them, like Kawhi not doing much to recruit LMA, not helping to recruit Durant at all, and not really doing anything to recruit CP3.

I actually don't blame him for not recruiting Durant because if I was in his situation I would have done the same. Why would you recruit somebody that hates you and doesn't respect you which is obvious with the shade Durant has thrown at Kawhi in the past.

I always assumed that was either because a) Kawhi was a shy/introvert or b) he had faith in PATFO to do those things and just wanted to worry about on the court things and perfecting his own game or c) all of the above.

Thhere is a fine line between shyness which most people are sympathetic to and aloofness which most people find distasteful.

We shouldn't let facts ruin Chinook tweet hating on Kawhi like always but...

"Kawhi not doing much to recruit LMA"

Well, Kawhi did the same that Tim and the rest of the guys, he traveled with them and was there recruiting LMA.

"Spurs general manager R.C. Buford met LaMarcus Aldridge, Wasserman Media’s Arn Tellem and George David in the lobby of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday morning and walked them upstairs to a suite. By design, they weren’t bringing him into a cold, sterile conference room. Popovich, Buford and Kawhi Leonard sat on one couch; Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Patty Mills across the way. Popovich wore a T-shirt and jeans. Some of the players wore sweat suits".

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/five-days-in-july--inside-the-free-agent-courtship-of-lamarcus-aldridge-225556837.html

"not helping to recruit Durant at all"

Kawhi didn't have any thing related to basketball that summer. He even declined USA Team invitation to play in the Olympics...His girl expected their first baby so he promised his family he wouldn't travel to stay there.

" the 24-year-old wants TO HAVE HIS SCHEDULE FREE FOR THE SUMMER in order TO BE THERE FOR THE BIRTH OF THIS FIRST CHILD"

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...-2016-olympics

and not really doing anything to recruit CP3

Kawhi has a nice relationship with Paul, he was in CP3 summer camp two years ago...I doubt Kawhi's words were the reason why CP3 didn't chose the Spurs.

All all the rumors about the Spurs trying to trade LMA for picks/whatever in the summer didn't help.

"Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul was "seriously interested" in joining the San Antonio Spurs this offseason but was influenced by questions regarding LaMarcus Aldridge's future."

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...dridges-future

I wonder why Chinook would ignore these facts. He couldn't do this on purpose, no no...

[sammy]

It's all fun and games until the franchise signs somewhere else, and the Spurs end up in Seattle... thanks Tony Parker...

I know it sucks you're barely a bench player now, but you don't have to let your ego get in the way of the Spurs' future.

First calling a players-only meeting, now outright insulting the star player on the team...

What's next? Going Tonya Harding on Murray to get back his starting spot? SMDH...

Parker's injury was way worse and he's just speaking the truth! Kawhi is a wuss and all of this drama is his fault! Leaking information that he's coming back to national media and then not speaking with the team or Coach Pop!

[YGWHI]

I can't speak to how he is in the Spurs organization, but prior to this year I heard absolutely nothing negative about him.

Now, TP is hardly a saint (I'm not going there because it's not on topic). So what if he had the same injury. So what if it was "100% worse." People experience pain differently and recover differently. TP is a 6 foot guard; Kiwi is a 6'9" forward. Comparing the two is like apples to oranges. And just because TP healed just fine doesn't mean Kiwi will too. He's right to be skeptical about a team physician's diagnosis. Remember, he works for the Spurs (and not Kiwi).

Every player and coach in the league knows that Kawhi's work ethic is off the charts.

Young guys love him as role model, they voted him as NBA 3rd favorite player in the summer...You can hear interviews of these young guys in the league saying they want to be Kawhi Leonard

Also, Kawhi was 9th in selling NBA Jerseys in months he didn't even played...
http://www.nba.com/article/2018/01/1...curry-warriors

He had more ASG votes than LMA/Parker...in a season he played only 9 games. He has plenty of loyal fans that support him.

On the other hand, Parker's passed his prime. Young players and fans don't know who is, they see him as a PG backup while Kawhi was MVP candidate in last two seasons.

I wouldn't worry about Kawhi for these Parker's comments, Kawhi's rep as gym rat is over anything Parker could say.... Only media get crazy about this, they need drama.

[r0drig0lac]

I wouldn't worry about Kawhi for these Parker's comments, Kawhi's rep as gym rat is over anything Parker could say.... Only media get crazy about this, they need drama.

I agree, and again no one has been able to prove that Kawhi is "lying" or making "little effort" to play, and even if all official sources on both sides are apparently on the same side, spurstalk investigation center has already decided that the guy who carried this team for two seasons and was completely destroying the most stacked team in history until their injury is lying

[JohnnyMax]

[Pavlov]

giving away a compe ive advantage at the Finals

You think the Heat didn't think about guarding Green until Parker said something?

[tholdren]

You think the Heat didn't think about guarding Green until Parker said something?

I wish heat would have said dont let ray shoot 3s.....

[daslicer]

giving away a compe ive advantage at the Finals

Danny had burned the Heat so many time prior to game 6 there was no way the Heat were going to leave him open regardless of what Tony said. Only a re ed coaching staff would decide to gamble again and risk elimination by leaving Danny open. Say what you want about Spo but he's not even that stupid.

[Gummi Clutch]

he's so bitter. This jax was the same lockerroom distraction that had to be booted.

[TD 21]

As has been said ad nauseam, Jackson is obviously jealous and bitter. It probably won't happen, but I'd love to see Parker or even Ginobili fire back one time and put this disgraceful, ungrateful piece of , in his place.

Terry, I've long believed that's the typical take you'd get about the Spurs if you gave the majority of "African-American" players truth serum.

In both cases and most involving "African-Americans" in the media, tribalism is also at play.

[JohnnyMax]

skip to 0:25, parker refusing to give Kawhi the ball

https://streamable.com/ccge

[daslicer]

As has been said ad nauseam, Jackson is obviously jealous and bitter. It probably won't happen, but I'd love to see Parker or even Ginobili fire back one time and put this disgraceful, ungrateful piece of , in his place.

Terry, I've long believed that's the typical take you'd get about the Spurs if you gave the majority of "African-American" players truth serum.

In both cases and most involving "African-Americans" in the media, tribalism is also at play.

Agreed. I can see a scenario where the truth comes out and states that this injury was manufactured by Kawhi and his uncle just to get out of SA. In that scenario I see them spinning it by saying "He made great move. This was Kawhi and his camp showing empowerment by doing what was in their best interest."

[james evans]

Danny had burned the Heat so many time prior to game 6 there was no way the Heat were going to leave him open regardless of what Tony said. Only a re ed coaching staff would decide to gamble again and risk elimination by leaving Danny open. Say what you want about Spo but he's not even that stupid.

well Parker got his wishes as Danny wasn't left open and he got 23 shots off only hitting 6. As Duncan had a 25 point first half and on his way to his 4th finals mvp before Parker, Ginobli, and Popovich decided to throw the game

[daslicer]

well Parker got his wishes as Danny wasn't left open and he got 23 shots off only hitting 6. As Duncan had a 25 point first half and on his way to his 4th finals mvp before Parker, Ginobli, and Popovich decided to throw the game

Yes it was because of Parker that Coach Spo decided not to leave Danny open. Only person I blame for that loss is Pop.

[YGWHI]

In both cases and most involving "African-Americans" in the media, tribalism is also at play.

Agreed. I can see a scenario where the truth comes out and states that this injury was manufactured by Kawhi and his uncle just to get out of SA. In that scenario I see them spinning it by saying "He made great move. This was Kawhi and his camp showing empowerment by doing what was in their best interest."

This TD21 take sounds really bad. I wonder why tribalism is only about "African-Americans" in the media and not white media people...

[TD 21]

This TD21 take sounds really bad. I wonder why tribalism is only about "African-Americans" in the media and not white media people...

I didn't say that. It obviously goes both ways, but specifically regarding the Spurs in general and this Leonard fiasco, I've heard lots of "African-Americans" speak on it and the only one I recall who wasn't clearly pro Leonard, was Broussard, who's mixed.

[daslicer]

This TD21 take sounds really bad. I wonder why tribalism is only about "African-Americans" in the media and not white media people...

I would say they are racial biases in the media which falls into tribalism for both white and black depending on who is making the argument. I just call a spade for a spade. An example I will give is that several years ago when Jimmer came out it was just white sports analyst who thought he was a legit NBA prospect when clearly he wasn't. They were pro-Jimmer simply because he was white but not because of what he could actually do on the basketball court.