"Tony Parker stared into the darkness while confined to his hotel room following a freak eye injury that nearly ended his career," reports
My San Antonio. "As hours turned to days, the San Antonio star guard’s thoughts
raced back to a night of partying in a New York club that turned
fateful. Parker was a bystander trapped in the middle of a
bottle-throwing melee, a shard of glass almost cost him everything. 'Life can change pretty fast,' he said. Parker was lucky, and he knows it. Despite not being able to
practice until recently, he’s here at the Olympics, leading a French
team that is at less than full strength and will open the tournament
Sunday against a U.S. squad overloaded with superstars and expected to
leave London carrying gold. The accident has altered him, made him cautious — but unafraid."
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