Tony Parker SAN ANTONIO, TX – MAY 03: Patty Mills #8 of the San Antonio Spurs checks on Tony Parker #9 as he lay on the floor after an injury against the Houston Rockets during Game Two of the NBA Western Conference Semi-Finals at AT&T Center on May 3, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

On Wednesday night, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets 121-96 to even up their Western Conference Semifinals series at 1-1. On Thursday morning, the Spurs were handed a huge loss.

No, San Antonio didn’t lose an actual game, but instead one of its best players: Tony Parker.

The star point guard, who scored 18 points Wednesday night and was removed from the game in the fourth quarter, will be out for the rest of the playoffs after rupturing his left quadriceps tendon.

That’s brutal news for San Antonio.

Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical was the first to break the news this morning. Parker will undergo surgery for his injury.

This postseason, Parker has averaged 15.9 points and 3.1 assists per game. During the regular season, Parker averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 assists per game. The point guard has also won four rings in San Antonio.

Naturally, a lot of people were disappointed by the news:

 

[The Vertical]

About David Lauterbach

David is a writer for The Comeback. He enjoyed two Men's Basketball Final Four trips for Syracuse before graduating in 2016. If The Office or Game of Thrones is on TV, David will be watching.