Tony Parker Announces His Retirement After 18 Seasons

The legendary Frenchman and longtime San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker announced on Monday that he’s retiring from the NBA.

Parker told The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears that he’s done with pro hoops just a year after he signed with the Charlotte Hornets and left San Antonio after 17 seasons and 1198 games with the Spurs.

Parker played 18 NBA seasons, amassing 19,473 in his career. He won four NBA championships with the Spurs and was a 6-time NBA All-Star who had a storied international career before he entered the NBA Draft and was taken 28th overall by the Spurs in 2001.