Tony Parker News

Few players have been as quick as Tony Parker, or won as high a percentage of games, or been able to score inside so well considering his height, or been able to dominate the NBA after learning his basketball skills overseas.

When the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals a year ago, it looked as though the league might be in for a drastic change as far as playing styles go.

The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.

During the NBA Finals, one player often has to step up in a big way for his team to eventually hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy into the air.

It's one of the most amazing hot streaks in playoff history, and Green would probably be the Finals MVP if the series ended today.

Jun 9, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich talks with point guard Tony Parker during the third quarter of game two of the 2013 NBA Finals at the American Airlines Arena.

If this truly were the end, then there could be no other way to go out for Manu Ginobili .

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of walking into a Catholic church and shooting his father-in-law in the back of the head during Mass.

I'm going into this post with the belief that the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award goes to the player who, as the name of the award would suggest, played the best during the NBA Finals series, and that series alone.

Long after Dwyane Wade produced one of the greatest postseason stat lines of his career -- 32 points, 6 rebounds, 6 steals -- he cut to the essence of why we care about the NBA playoffs so much.

LeBron James and Tony Parker are still the two most important players on the court, but if Games 1-4 of this year's NBA Finals have taught us anything, it's that role players are equally capable of deciding this series.

Spurs shooting guard Danny Green has made 19 of the 28 three-point field goals he attempted in the NBA Finals, a blistering 68% on the brightest stage playing for the biggest prize.

Miami Heat fans show their support during first quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs at AmericanAirlines Arena on Sunday, June 9, 2013.

Goodbye, small-market survivor. Adios, Tim , Manu and Tony . Thanks for the memories.

Tony Parker said that he was feeling no additional pain in his strained hamstring the day after his Spurs suffered a Game 4 loss, but that doesn't mean that he's entirely healed.

Four central Pennsylvania residents said they used only a rope and a flashlight during a wild chase to rescue a young bear whose head had been stuck in a plastic jar for at least 11 days.

"I'm feeling good now! We're in the Finals, so who cares? No one is going to remember I missed 20 games during the regular season."

But now that we're four games in to basketball's real big dance, it's time to call Leonard and Green what they really are: the true keys to bringing the Larry O'Brien Trophy back to San Antonio for the fifth time in franchise history.

With the most championship wins in NBA history and a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame, it's safe to say that retired coach Phil Jackson knows basketball.

The Spurs have been remarkably efficient in these playoffs, and have lost just four times in total through 14 postseason games.