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Coronavirus: Former Spurs star Tony Parker says in-laws have recovered from COVID-19

Former NBA star Tony Parker said two of his family members tested positive for the coronavirus in France, but have since recovered.

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Parker, who spent 17 of his 18-season career with the San Antonio Spurs, revealed in an interview with ESPN’s “The Undefeated” that his father-in-law and sister-in-law had tested positive in France, KSAT reported.

Parker, who helped the Spurs win four NBA titles before retiring in 2019, has maintained self-isolation in San Antonio during the pandemic.

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“I got really close to my family, really close,” Parker told ESPN’s Marc Spears. “We were worried the first two or three weeks to make sure they would be OK. Now, they are OK. They did some testing and now they’re negative. It puts a lot of stress on my family. You never know with a new virus like this. Everybody reacts differently. That is why I am very thankful that nothing happened to my sister-in-law and father-in-law.”

While the NBA is hoping to resume play sometime this year, Parker, who is president and majority owner of the ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne team in the French Pro A league, said there were no regrets in stopping play overseas.

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“We were the first French team that let our players go home,” Parker told ESPN. “It was bigger than sports. Health is bigger than everything. It was an easy decision to let everyone go home because it was important that they were with their families."

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