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Tony Parker has change of heart, will play for France in Olympic qualifiers

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Tony Parker can't resist the pull of playing for his country.

A week after indicating on a French radio show that he might not participate in qualifying for the Rio Olympics, or the Games themselves because of the impending birth of his son, the Spurs star says he's all in.

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Parker's wife, Axelle, is due to deliver the couple's second child in late July — right between the July 5-10 Olympic qualifier in Manila and the start of the Olympic basketball competition in Rio on Aug.