BREAKING: Anthony Parker is RETIRING!!!

[bagelred]

Holy Shit, who saw THIS coming?!!!


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As expected, veteran Cavaliers shooting guard Anthony Parker, 37, has decided to retire after a nine-year career in the NBA, the last three with Cleveland.

At the end of the season, Parker told reporters he was undecided about his future.

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2012/06/anthony_parker_retires_after_9.html

Wow, after a nice long career, calling it quits.......

Kudos, Tony......:cheers: I know others call you Anthony, but seems so formal to me......




What? :confusedshrug: What's everybody angry about? :confusedshrug: .....Hey, don't push me!!! Get off me!!!!........:rant

[AMISTILLILL]

1/10.

[derb2k2]

:roll: :roll:

[Rnbizzle]

Euroleague GOAT hanging em up.. Sad day for basketball.

[MetsPackers]

Funny :rolleyes:

[Punpun]

>37
>9 year career

What ? :oldlol:

Good retirement.

[IGotACoolStory]

Retiring as the greatest euro player ever. :bowdown:

[Droid101]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GaxYT56Bpb8/T1R4dERJYRI/AAAAAAAADMQ/4dBb6RDj6Jc/s800/AP%2520statue.jpg

[bagelred]

>37
>9 year career

What ? :oldlol:

Good retirement.

He played in Israel for 5 years.

[Punpun]

Ya, I know.

[chips93]

you got me :lol



props to AP, a consummate pro, brought it every night this year, even when his body just wasnt there

[Flagrant 2]

You should have just said Parker retiring. Would have been better.

[TMT]

Gotdamn son. You got me thinking the eye injury was actually extremely serious. :lol

[Punpun]

Gotdamn son. You got me thinking the eye injury was actually extremely serious. :lol

It is. Parekr may miss the JO. He had to get surgery.

[TMT]

It is. Parekr may miss the JO. He had to get surgery.

He's going to miss the Olympics but he'll be back for next season. By extremely serious I meant career ending. :eek:

[AK47DR91]

Two-time Euroleague MVP :D

[8BeastlyXOIAD]

Euroleague GOAT hanging em up.. Sad day for basketball.


Where is euroleague at?

[sipitri]

Wow bagelred you so funny

[SpecialQue]

Everytime I see a thread title that says BREAKING and Bagelred is the OP, I always know it's some setup for one of his corny-ass jokes.

[Rnbizzle]

Where is euroleague at?
Fair question, did he finally get banned? :lebronamazed:

[bagelred]

You should have just said Parker retiring. Would have been better.

No, it wouldn't have.

[Alamo]

I almost brought out the rope.

[Crown&Coke]

damn, would have liked to see him go to a contender.

He can still hit the open shot and defend fairly well. Celtics is where I was guessing he would end up, they love old gritty players

[Zackmorris]

Euroleague GOAT. He should get an extravagant ceremony :bowdown:

[tomtucker]

http://myspace.drewpydraws.com/anim/orly3si.gif

[chips93]

damn, would have liked to see him go to a contender.

He can still hit the open shot and defend fairly well. Celtics is where I was guessing he would end up, they love old gritty players

not really

[JohnnySic]

Anthony "Tony" Parker is the anti-Greg Oden; he's 37, but he looks like he's about 25...

[DuMa]

RIP Euroleague god

[EricGordon23]

Unfortunately I didn't get to see his MVP euroleague days. I really liked his game when he was on the raptors though!

Beast of player.

[PickernRoller]

He's going to miss the Olympics but he'll be back for next season. By extremely serious I meant career ending. :eek:

Spurs future is in your avy. Don't worry.

[SacJB Shady]

best of luck to tony parker

[HylianNightmare]

euroleague is crying somewhere

[sixer6ad]

About as classy as it gets. Congrats. I'm assuming with his head on his shoulders, he has stashed away enough money to last him a lifetime.

Thanks for the way you acted when the Cavs were really good and when they were really bad. I respect guys who play and act the same way no matter what the game conditions.

[Rowe]

The greatest EuroLeague player from America calling it quits.

Hopefully he's retiring from the NBA so he can go back to Europe and dominate again just to prove to the "haters" that he's still a Euro Beast.

[Killbot]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GaxYT56Bpb8/T1R4dERJYRI/AAAAAAAADMQ/4dBb6RDj6Jc/s800/AP%2520statue.jpg

:bowdown: We are not worthy. :bowdown:

[jbryan1984]

I just heard it on Fox 8 Cleveland news. He hopes to remain in the league as a broadcaster or executive. During his 3 years playing here, he did what he was supposed to do. He was brought in to shoot the 3 and guard 2 guards. Never a big scorer in the NBA but he could shoot it from 3. Very athletic for his age, I will miss him.

[BuGzBuNNy]

Wait what? He's 37? :eek: If you had asked me I would've said no older than 26

[bagelred]

Wow. Way to ruin a joke, mods. Good going. :cheers:

[JtotheIzzo]

Wow. Way to ruin a joke, mods. Good going. :cheers:

fail

[Flagrant 2]

Wow. Way to ruin a joke, mods. Good going. :cheers:
You should have just said Parker retiring. Would have been better.

[BurningHammer]

Anthony "Tony" Parker is the anti-Greg Oden; he's 37, but he looks like he's about 25...
When he came back to NBA playing for Raptors, he did look like a poor man's Kobe. Yeah, he was over the hill by then, but he does have his value for years after.

Farewell, Parkerville! :cheers: