For anyone who doubted whether new Charlotte Hornets guard Tony Parker, now in his 18th NBA season, could still play, consider his debut Wednesday night your answer:
He definitely still has game.
Parker’s statline — eight points, seven assists and three rebounds in 20 minutes — may not stand out quite like the 41 points Kemba Walker scored, or even the 18 that Malik Monk chipped in off the bench, but numbers on a box sheet don’t tell the whole story.
Because if not for Tony Parker, Charlotte’s eventual 113-112 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks wouldn’t have been anywhere near that close.