Saturday, June 16, 2012

US basketball star hurt in Drake-Brown brawl

San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker, of France, pauses between plays against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half of Game 4 in the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals, Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker, of France, pauses between plays against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half of Game 4 in the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals, Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, of France, heads to the huddle during the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 in the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, reacts after taking a hit to the face against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the second half of Game 5 in the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Monday, June 4, 2012, in San Antonio. The Thunder won 108-103. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Professional basketball starTony Parker says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a New York City nightclub brawl involving singer Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drake's entourage.

The guard for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association, wearing dark sunglasses, described the incident Friday in Paris during a news conference posted on YouTube. He said he expects to be sidelined for about a week while the French team prepares for the Summer Olympics.

Parker said he was wearing a "therapeutic" contact lens and had to go to an emergency room for treatment after arriving in Paris.

Parker said: "I was with my friend Chris Brown and me and my friends took some punches, so I'll be missing the start of the French team because I can't do anything for a week except keep the lens in and then take drops."

Police said Brown, his girlfriend and his bodyguard were among several people injured during the bottle-hurling fight early Thursday at W.i.P in SoHo.

Parker said "they started throwing bottles everywhere. I don't know what happened. At first it was OK, but then it started getting worse and when the plane landed it was really hurting so I went straight to the ER."

The Spurs declined comment.

Associated Press

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