The miles on Tony Parker's body have been accumulating for 15 years now and the wear and tear is beginning to show.
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The San Antonio Spurs are set to be without their long-time starting point guard for the next couple of games.
The Frenchmen has been dealing with the injury since game one against Golden State. Head Coach Gregg Popovich told reporters ahead of their game against the Jazz that Parker would miss time.
“I think he will be out for a week or so, and that will be it,” Popovich told the San Antonio Express-News. “He hurt his knee against Golden State. He hyper-extended it and it’s just bruised basically, so we are giving him time to heal.”
The loss of Parker opens up minutes for Patty Mills, who will start, and has when given the minutes produced at a high level.
After playing the Jazz, Mills will have three straight home games against Clippers, Rockets, Pistons to secure more minutes even when Parker eventually returns.
Mills is averaging 12.2 points, and 2.6 assist per game to start the year.
