SAN ANTONIO – It’s been a little more than two months since Spurs point guard Tony Parker suffered a serious leg injury.
Parker ruptured his left quadriceps tendon on May 3 during Game 2 of the Spurs-Rockets series and was forced to miss the remainder of the 2017 playoffs.
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The Spurs said Parker would most likely be out at least until January, but teammate Danny Green says the injury has motivated Parker to come back stronger than before.
Speaking at his skills clinic in San Antonio this week, Green said he has been in contact with Parker and spoken to him this summer.
"He’s been the guy who’s probably been working out more than anybody,” Green said. "Every time I come back to San Antonio, I go to the gym to work out and I see him.”
Green said Parker has been walking well, but he is also taking the proper precautions to avoid a setback.
Parker, a four-time NBA champion and former Finals MVP, turned 35 years old in May.
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Head coach Gregg Popovich limited Parker’s minutes during the regular season to keep him fresh for the postseason.
The plan had worked to near perfection as Parker was averaging 16 points per game and shooting 53 percent from the floor.
The Spurs went on to beat the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals, but along with Kawhi Leonard’s ankle injury, were undermanned against Golden State in the conference finals.
Green did not say when he expected Parker to return, but knows the six-time NBA All-Star is working hard everyday to get back on the court.
"He’s working out like I’ve never seen him before and I think he’s motivated to come back stronger and prove everybody wrong, that he still has it,” Green said.
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