| Parker Claims Racial Bias Over Olympic Games Selection Authored by Aaron Doherty - July 14, 2005 - 1:24 am
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To Parker’s dismay they games were awarded to London, which resulted in comments about racial bias from Parker, "It's been three times now that Paris has been refused - 1992, 2008 and 2012. I find that bizarre," said Parker, "We did everything we had to do. I don't know what more we could have done. It proves that the committee is Anglo-Saxon. They prefer the English," he said. (I would also like to point out that the holder of the next and the last games were Chinese and Greek).
So what now for Parker? If he would like for the dream finish in his own backyard he can hope that Paris receive the Olympics in 2016 and play then, but Parker would be 34 and the style of game he plays, with his speed and agility to get to the hoop deteriorates with age, playing against him having a, long, successful career. But Parker is still young and there is plenty of time for him to develop a long-term game. This bodes well for continuing success for him.
Development for Parker would please the San Antonio Spurs with whom Parker has already won 2 NBA championships with since joining the team in 2001. Parker has averaged 16.6 points and 6.1 assists this season, which is a good improvement from the 2004 season.
Parker has not yet said if he will keep to his retirement plan or play on, but Parker will have just come of contract with the Spurs in 2012 and may want to abandon Olympic medal dreams and focus on the pay check coming in. |
