Tony Parker about his brother: 'He knows what he is doing' / News - Basketnews.com

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T.J. Parker is now the two-time French League champion as a head coach with LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne after winning an intense French league final series vs AS Monaco 3-2, his brother, the owner of ASVEL, Tony Parker talked about his brother after the season.

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T.J. Parker's brother, the legendary French player, and the owner of ASVEL Tony Parker had good words about his brother.

"I'm so happy for him because this title is his too," said Tony Parker.

Tony Parker did not want to intervene with his brother's work and allowed him to control the team himself.

"He's been very good all year. During the playoffs, I did not have to intervene because he manages his team" said Tony Parker.

"He knows what he is doing. We can give him a lot of credit," added ASVEL owner.

Tony Parker emphasized the importance of his brother's mentors.

"He grew up watching Ettore Messina, Gregg Popovich, he had good mentors," said Tony Parker.

"I will always be there to support him in his way of managing, but I think he is progressing and growing," concluded Tony Parker.

Three years ago T.J. Parker was an assistant still when ASVEL won the French league title as well, therefore coach called this win a three-peat for himself.

"A three-peat is great! Reminds me of when I grew up with the Chicago Bulls with the bros," started T.J. Parker.

"It's great to live that. And two years as a coach, two titles, it's hard to do better," added coach Parker.

While the series was intense, the last game was even more so, as the game and the series went down to the last seconds. Parker saw positivity in that.

"A game 5 like that is good for you [the journalists] isn't it?", asked Parker. It's great for our sport. A game 5 like this on TV, you can't do better," explained T.J. Parker.

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