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Gregg Popovich on loss of Tony Parker: "You don't cry about it"

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said there is no time for tears with the loss of veteran point guard Tony Parker for the rest of the playoffs because of a quadriceps injury.

"Tony's been a very important player for us for a long time," Popovich said following San Antonio's shootaround in the Toyota Center late Friday morning. "His leadership and the way he's been playing in the playoffs, of course we're going to (miss him). The Clippers missed Blake Griffin for the same reason. When you lose a good player, somebody else has to step up.

"You don't worry about, you don't cry about it.