Look who was leisurely getting up a couple shots after Spurs shootaround Wednesday. It’s Tony Parker, five months after surgery to repair a ruptured left quadriceps tendon.
Look who is leisurely getting up shots after Spurs shootaround pic.twitter.com/yCHcATvVR9
— Jeff McDonald (@JMcDonald_SAEN) October 18, 2017
The 35-year-old Parker is still a few weeks away from returning to contact activities. Coach Gregg Popovich has said it could be December before his longtime starting point guard returns to the court.
For now, that means second-year pro Dejounte Murray will start tonight’s season opener at Minnesota.