(CNN) Former San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker announced his retirement Monday after 18 seasons in the NBA. "If I can't be Tony Parker anymore and I can't play for a championship, I don't want to play basketball anymore," he told ESPN's The UndefeatedParker is a six-time All-Star who spent the 2018-19 season with the Charlotte Hornets. He played in more than 1,200 games and ended his career with an average of 15.5 points per game. Parker, who is French, was selected 28th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2001 NBA draft. Along with Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and coach Gregg Popovich, he won four championships in San Antonio -- in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014.

Source: CNN June 10, 2019 20:37 UTC