NBA – San Antonio Spurs and Tony Parker’s divorce

Sometimes sport can be dramatic. Heck, most good games are all about the drama. About quenching the most excitement in the final moments of a game. A couple of plays, a couple of shots towards the end of a game could change history. Yes, sometimes that’s all you need to make for an epic game.

Sports have a tendency towards the fairy tale as well. Most of us who follow professional and collegiate sports from a bettor’s perspective, tend to have somewhat of a soft spot for Cinderella Stories. It’s not just that the underdog has a better payout, but also a matter of seen the little team make it to the Final Four, or watching the Saints win their first Super Bowl, or any other epic upset.

Then there is the case where sports stars turn their personal life into somewhat of a dramatic circus. And there’s plenty of names we could throw in here. But heck, for the sake of brevity lets just stick with Vicks, OJ’s, Favre’s, Maradona’s, Jame’s and other drama kings, to make up for another interesting cast of Days of Our Lives. And here is where Tony Parker’s story gets interesting.

Just four years after his fairy tale wedding in Paris, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker have filed for divorce. Yes, the usual suspect: irreconcilable differences. Parker has won three NBA Championships with the San Antonio Spurs and Eva Longoria is part of the starring cast of TV hit series Desperate Housewives. Don’t you worry too much though; they had their prenuptial agreement squared out before filling for divorce.

Longoria, at 35, is 7 years older then Parker. The couple didn’t have children. The actress was seen regularly in front row seats during the season, but recently here absences had been more noticeable by the gossip magazines. There where some rumors about there been trouble in paradise.

Despite the rumors and the scandal that the news has arrived, Parker has had a very positive attitude towards the whole issue. He is crunching in very good numbers this season. His 13.5$ salary is enough to keep him motivated and so far in the last five games, Parker has averaged 30 minutes of game time for 20 points per game and almost 7 boards. It seems like he is taking his stress back into the basketball court. And it is giving good results for the San Antonio Spurs.