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Competitive instinct seemed to take over for Tony Allen during Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

Early in the third quarter, Spurs point guard Tony Parker rebounded a Mike Conley miss and was off and running in transition. He took the ball up by the sidelines and did a spin move around Allen, but Allen stuck out his foot and tripped Parker. The two quickly made up and Parker seemed to be a good sport about it, while Allen apologized.

Allen didn’t appear to have any malice with his act — it seemed like he was just trying to stop Parker out of instinct — but tripping a guy like that can be dangerous.

Parker played extremely well during the game. He went 9-of-14 for 20 points and nine assists in San Antonio’s blowout 105-83 win. They were ahead by so much that Tracy McGrady even registered seven minutes, though he did not score. Kawhi Leonard went 4-of-5 on 3-pointers, Matt Bonner was 4-of-6, and Danny Green was 3-for-5. They shot 48.3 percent on their threes. You’re not going to beat the Spurs when they’re making that many outside shots.

Why does it seem like everyone is picking on Chris Bosh? The Miami Heat big man was nutmegged not once, but twice during the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday in Houston.

First, Chris Paul, who won MVP honors, went through the big man’s legs by the baseline during the second quarter. Then just before the first half ended, Tony Parker did the same thing.

Paul later explained in an interview with TNT’s David Aldridge that Bosh was playing up so close on the point guards, that was their only way around him. Hey, whatever works.

Bosh did get CP3 back though by photobombing the point guard’s MVP moment:

Photo via @WorldofIsaac

Of all the great things Tony Parker has accomplished throughout his career with the San Antonio Spurs, a triple-double was not one of them prior to Monday night’s win over the Houston Rockets. When a guard plays more than 11 seasons before picking up his first triple-double, the accomplishment calls for a celebration.

Following the game, Parker was treated to a custom desert at a restaurant congratulating him on the big game. The 30-year-old veteran scored 27 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 12 assists, so he even had some room to spare. Hopefully he also had room left after his meal for that delicious-looking whatever it was.

H/T Boris Diaw on Twitter via Deadspin for the photo

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker decided to have a little too much fun at a Halloween party this year, and now they are hearing about it from all angles. As you can see from the photo above that was posted on Reddit and quickly made the internet rounds, Parker and Duncan dressed up as characters from “The Avengers” and held fake guns to the head of a person dressed as NBA officiating veteran Joey Crawford.

Many people thought the bit was violent and in poor taste. Parker and Duncan were not made available for comment on Monday, but teammate Manu Ginobili didn’t think the costumes were a big deal.

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Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are accustomed to winning basketball games together, but on Tuesday only one of them will be victorious when France takes on Argentina at the Olympics. Such is the joy of Olympic basketball. Argentina’s Ginobili and France’s Parker will likely find themselves guarding one another in London, and Ginobili says he already has a strategy in mind.

Parker, who suffered an eye injury after the NBA season ended during a nightclub brawl involving rappers Chris Brown and Drake, has been wearing protective goggles during play. According to Spurs Nation, Manu is planning to use that to his advantage.

“Go right up to him and go ‘whooo!’” Ginobili said while demonstrating how he would blow air out of his mouth. “That should fog up his goggles.”

Sounds like a simple strategy that just might work. Unfortunately for France, Ginobili may not even need gimmicks to keep Parker at bay. The Spurs star was 4-for-11 shooting with four turnovers during France’s loss to the USA over the weekend, and he admitted that the month he had to take off of basketball after the eye injury has left him “totally out of shape.”

Having seen how much zip Ginobili is capable of putting on a pass, I’d be worried about not being able to see basketballs that are flying my way at close to the speed of light if I was Parker.

H/T The Basketball Jones

After injuring his eye in the crossfire of glass bottles from the much-discussed scrap between the entourages of Chris Brown and Drake last week, Tony Parker is taking legal action against the New York City nightclub where it all took place. And he is hoping to see massive dollar signs come his way (well, maybe with only one of his eyes for now). From the New York Daily News:

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker is suing a New York City club and its operators for $20 million over a scratched retina he says he suffered during a fight involving singer Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drake’s entourage.

The suit was filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan on Thursday. It says the W.i.P club in SoHo and its operators were negligent in security and supervision, which allowed the fight to take place.

Parker was a bystander in the club when the fight broke out and reportedly had glass debris from bottles broken during the tussle end up in his eye. He was recently seen at a press conference in France wearing sunglasses to mask his injury.

According to reports, the brawl was over Rihanna, whom both entertainers — either notoriously and not-so-notoriously — have been romantically linked to at one point. While Parker is saying W.i.P was negligent, we don’t see how it’s the club’s fault that Rihanna is allegedly such a floozy.

H/T Eye on Basketball

Spurs point guard Tony Parker reportedly suffered an eye injury when a fight between music artists Chris Brown and Drake broke out at a club.

According to the New York Post, the fight at Club W.i.P in SoHO was over Rihanna — who has dated both men. Brown reportedly sent a bottle of champagne over to Drake’s table, and Drake sent a note back.

“I am f**king the love of your life,” the note reportedly said.

Drake and his crew then went over to Brown’s table to sort matters out, and that’s when a punch was thrown, leading to the brawl.

Parker reportedly was at the club at the same time and got some shards of glass (from broken bottles) in his eye, and it reportedly touched his cornea.

A French news report says Parker showed up to a press conference with sunglasses on, saying he couldn’t play for seven days because of the eye injury.

Below is a video via the NY Post that shows pictures from the brawl:

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