The San Antonio Spurs retired Tony Parker’s No. 9 jersey in a ceremony Monday after their game against the Grizzlies, putting a bow of sorts on the franchise’s dynasty while also bringing to mind a burning question about Timberwolves all-time great Kevin Garnett.
Parker was the last of the Spurs’ Big Three — along with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili — to get his ceremony, but only because he was the last of the three to retire. Parker, Duncan and Ginobili won four NBA titles together with the Spurs, and Duncan won a fifth before their arrival.
In the case of all three Spurs players, their jerseys were retired the season after they called it quits.