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Parker Won't Have Surgery
Parker will wear the splint at least four weeks. The team's medical staff will re-evaluate Parker in a month. The Spurs open training camp in France in just less than six weeks. Until then, Parker won't be able to work to improve his jump shot, but team officials remain hopeful he won't have to miss much, if any, of camp. "Any time there's an injury, the initial concern is worse-case," Spurs general manager R.C. Buford said. "If this is it, this is about as good as we could have anticipated." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Parker Declared Out Of World Championship
Parker, who injured his finger in an exhibition game against Brazil on Tuesday in China, had X-rays on his right index finger on Thursday in Japan and was informed Friday it's broken. He practiced Thursday with his finger bandaged and was in some pain," said Fabrice Canet, the team's press officer. "He wanted to stay but will return to the United States at the request of the Spurs." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets X-rays Reveal Parker Has Fracture Near Tip Of Right Index Finger
Because of the 15-hour time difference, the Spurs' training and medical staffs have had trouble contacting Parker to assess the injury's severity. Conflicting reports from France have added to the confusion. One said Parker almost certainly won't play in France's opening game against Manu Ginobili and Argentina on Saturday. Another said Parker might try to practice today with his index finger padded and taped to his middle finger. Parker was injured when his finger was caught in the jersey of Brazil's Leandro Barbosa in France's tuneup game Tuesday. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Spurs Aug 2006 Archive
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Spurs doctors put a splint on Tony Parker's broken right index finger Monday after determining he doesn't need surgery.