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Emiliano Carchia: AFP wrote today that next week Tony Parker will announce whether he will play or not for French team ASVEL Villeurbanne during NBA lockout Twitter

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Parker: "My desire to play with ASVEL is real." Catch and Shoot

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Tony Parker: "If I play in France, I will pay the insurance by my own." Catch and Shoot

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"In the next days I will see my lawyers and we will see how many chance I have to return to Europe. Insurance companies are happy because any NBA player got injured during Eurobasket so they are not going to raise the prices. I hope I can negotiate a good price. For sure, If I sign with ASVEL, I am going to pay by my own the cost of the insurance" said Tony Parker. Sportando

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The San Antonio Spurs would undoubtedly prefer to see them playing together in South Texas, but the prospect of Tony Parker and longtime Spurs favorite Omri Casspi teaming up in France is very much alive. Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com on Monday that Casspi is giving strong consideration to signing with ASVEL in France's top division. That's the same ASVEL club which claims Parker as a co-owner and as its vice president of basketball operations. ESPN.com

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But ASVEL, situated in the Lyon suburb of Villeurbanne, does have one clear advantage: Casspi and Parker share the same agent. They're both represented by CAA's Steven Heumann. ESPN.com

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“There have been discussions," Laurent Foirest, Tony Parker's right hand at ASVEL, said. "But for now, we can’t match the financial claims of the player who demanded $ 40 000 per month in Maccabi. If he wants to come in our club (Asvel), we aren’t against it, but he will have to review his requirements down.” 20minutes.fr

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