Tony Parker exits in fourth quarter with tight Achilles

ByMichael C. Wright ESPN logo
Thursday, April 23, 2015

LOS ANGELES -- Add right Achilles to the list of injuries suffered thus far by Tony Parker over the first two games of San Antonio's Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Parker left with a little more than five minutes left to play in the fourth quarter Wednesday night in the team's 111-107 overtime win over the Clippers due to tightness in his right Achilles, and his status for Game 3 is uncertain. Parker also tweaked his left ankle during the team's Game 1 loss, in addition to suffering a bruise on his left quadriceps.

"I honestly don't know," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said when asked to update Parker's condition. "He went to the locker room and didn't come back."

Parker played nearly 30 minutes in Wednesday's win over the Clippers, but he had only one point and missed all six of his field goal attempts. Even though Parker had five assists and one steal, perhaps the injuries played a role in his lack of production.

Back on April 7, Parker was forced to leave a rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder due to tightness in his right Achilles, and after Wednesday's game acknowledged he suffered the same injury against the Clippers.

Spurs forward Tim Duncan said he's "very concerned" about Parker's injury.

"I hope he's able to play and play well for us," Duncan said. "We need him for that. He's a big part of what we do. So him not at 100 percent hurts us. But we'll see. He's a gamer. He's going to go, and he's going to get treatment for the next 48 hours. And when that ball goes up, I guarantee he'll be out there because that's the kind of player he is."

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