Spurs to Retire Tony Parker's No. 9 Jersey in November
By Kevin Aquino
An era in San Antonio will officially come to a close when Tony Parker's jersey joins Tim Duncan's and Manu Ginobili's in The AT&T Center rafters.
San Antonio will host the Memphis Grizzlies to celebrate the first-ballot Hall of Famer on Nov. 11 in order to retire his jersey, in what will likely be a similar ceremony to Duncan and Ginobili's jersey retirements.
The San Antonio Spurs will retire Tony Parker's No. 9 jersey on Nov. 11.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 16, 2019
Parker's resume speaks for itself: four-time NBA champion, 2007 Finals MVP , six-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA selection. Parker has reached greatness as an integral part of the Spurs for 17 seasons, going 28th overall in the 2001 draft.
It's unfortunate that Parker didn't spend his entire career with the Spurs, opting to sign with the Charlotte Hornets for a bigger role and reunion with former Spurs assistant coach, James Borrego last season.
Tony Parker will become the tenth player in Spurs history to have his number retired. He joins:
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) August 16, 2019
Bruce Bowen (12)
Tim Duncan (21)
Sean Elliott (32)
Manu Ginobili (20)
George Gervin (44)
Avery Johnson (6)
Johnny Moore (00)
David Robinson (50)
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Parker should count on both Duncan and Ginobili to be in attendance for his ceremony, with TD serving as an assistant coach on Gregg Popovich's staff and Ginobili likely to return Parker's favor from his jersey retirement in March.