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Spurs' Tony Parker out for rest of the season

Xinhua, May 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

The San Antonio Spurs announced Thursday that guard Tony Parker has a ruptured left quadriceps tendon and will miss the remainder of the playoffs.

Parker was injured with eight minutes 52 seconds left in the fourth quarter in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Asked about the injury after San Antonio's 121-96 win, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said, "It's not good."

The Spurs said the diagnosis was made after an MRI was conducted on Thursday and a timeline for his return will be determined at a later date.

Paker averaged 15.9 points per game in the playoffs, up five points from the regular season. Houston will host Game 3 of the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals on Friday night. Enditem