Basketball: the French team will retire Tony Parker's number 9. This Thursday, the French basketball team announces that Tony Parker’s number will be retired on July 12, 7 years after his retirement from sport.

It is therefore a historic first for theFrench team, which sums up the unique and legendary aspect of “TP’ Tony Parker started his professional career in 1999 with PSG Racing, then moved to the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs, where he delighted fans for 16 seasons. His trophy cabinet includes a gold medal (EuroBasket 2013), a silver ( EuroBasket 2011) and two bronze (Eurobasket 2005 and 2015)