In Sunday night’s loss to the Indiana Pacers, Tony Parker came off the bench for only the 21st time in 1,386 career games (including the playoffs) and first time since the the 2010 postseason when Gregg Popovich wanted to give George Hill a chance.
After the game, Parker told ESPN’s Michael C. Wright that Pop came to him beforehand and said he thought it was time to start someone else at PG. Taking a cue from his fellow senior teammates, Parker took it in stride:
Parker said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told him that “he thought it was time.