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Tony Parker, three-time NBA champion

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Dan Levy meets three-time NBA champion Tony Parker, starting point guard for the French national basketball team, who will face off against their formidable US counterparts in France’s opening game at the Olympics. He talks about the New York night club incident that nearly cost him his place at the London Games, his childhood hero Michael Jordan, and why his coach "Pop" is like Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United.

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