Hip hop stars Chris Brown, left, and Drake / AP PHOTOS
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, shown here in the Western Conference Finals vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, suffered a scratched retina in one of his eyes during a nightclub brawl. / U.S. PRESSWIRE (via USA Today)
Tony Parker might want to start avoiding nightclubs.
While Parker is used to having his name in tabloids from his days with ex-wife Eva Longoria, it's hard to fathom the French basketball player would ever end up in the same headlines as rapper Drake and singers Chris Brown and Rihanna. (Although he did have a brief hip-hop stint let's not forget.)
But leave it to the W.i.P nightclub in New York to bring them all together. It turns out Parker was in the wrong place at the wrong time Wednesday night. Or Thursday morning, rather.
The San Antonio Spurs guard says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a brawl at the New York City nightclub involving Brown and members of Drake's entourage. The fight was reported to be over Rihanna.
Parker, wearing dark sunglasses, described the incident Friday in Paris during a news conference posted on YouTube. He said he expects to be sidelined for about a week while the French team prepares for the Summer Olympics. Parker and the Spurs recently bowed out of the Western Conference finals, losing 4-2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are currently tied 1-1 with the Miami Heat in the Finals.
Parker said he was wearing a "therapeutic" contact lens and had to go to an emergency room for treatment after arriving in Paris.
Parker described the incident: "I was with my friend Chris Brown and me and my friends took some punches, so I'll be missing the start of the French team because I can't do anything for a week except keep the lens in and then take drops."
Police said Brown, his girlfriend and his bodyguard were among several people injured during the bottle-hurling fight early Thursday.
Parker said, "They started throwing bottles everywhere. I don't know what happened. At first it was OK, but then it started getting worse and when the plane landed it was really hurting so I went straight to the ER."
The Spurs declined to comment.
The New York Daily News reported that New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert was at the nightclub early Thursday morning before the brawl occurred.
Shumpert left unharmed and tweeted on Friday: "Definitely pre bottle smash. Lol. Security walked me out before it broke out.
Brown reportedly tweeted a picture of his chin that had a large, open gash, shortly after the fight was said to have taken place, but the photo was pulled from his Twitter account.
Brown reportedly tweeted a picture of his chin that had a large, open gash, shortly after the fight was said to have taken place, but the photo was pulled from his Twitter account.
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