SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker is expecting a November return to the basketball court, ESPN's The Undefeated reported Sunday.
"The thing is, I did an MRI on Friday, and the doctor said they were really happy with the MRI," Parker told Marc J. Spears of ESPN's The Undefeated. "It looked very good. So they cleared me. But it's still going to be like another, I think, two months to get back in shape and getting my leg stronger."
Parker told ESPN he was doing weightlifting sessions from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. "every day" and that the team had sent two people to France to assist in his recovery.
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"In my mind, hopefully, I can be back by mid-November, end of November," Parker said. "But overall, it's great news. Because at first, the doctors thought it would be the end of January. So it's still like great news."
Parker said during the interview that he definitely had "what-if" thoughts regarding the team's finish last year. In addition to Parker, forwards Kawhi Leonard and David Lee suffered playoff-ending injuries.
The Warriors went on to sweep the Spurs 4-0 on the way to winning their second title in three seasons.
The 35-year-old Parker originally suffered his ruptured left quadriceps tendon during the Spurs'121-96 win over the Houston Rockets in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.
