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07-28-2005, 07:53 PM
Web Posted: 07/28/2005 12:00 AM CDT
San Antonio Express-News
Although Eva Longoria's parents said rumors of their daughter's engagement to Tony Parker aren't true, the rumors do lead to a question: How would married life affect Parker? When Tiger Woods struggled on the golf course following his marriage, his wife was blamed in some circles. Then Woods went out and won the Masters and British Open this year. Do marriage and basketball mix as well? Well, if these Spurs are any indication, it shouldn't be a problem:
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Family not ready to give Eva away
Tim Duncan
Married: Summer of 2001
Before marriage: Duncan had won one NBA championship in 1999, his second season.
After marriage: Duncan has been named the NBA's MVP two times and has led the Spurs to two more NBA championships.
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Manu Ginobili
Married: Summer of 2004
Before marriage: Ginobili, who turns 28 today, was named the Italian League MVP twice prior to coming to the NBA. In his rookie NBA season, he averaged 7.6 points per game for the Spurs' 2003 title team.
After marriage: Ginobili was married in July and helped lead Argentina to Olympic gold in August. He followed that by earning his first NBA All-Star berth in February 2005. In June, he capped off the season by winning another NBA title. He averaged 20.8 points per game in the playoffs.
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Bruce Bowen
Married: Summer of 2004
Before marriage: He won his first NBA championship with the Spurs in 2003, starting all 82 games that he played in that season. Bowen was named second-team All-Defense in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and first team in 2004.
After marriage: Bowen finished second to Ben Wallace in Defensive Player of the Year balloting. But he got the best of Wallace in the NBA Finals, winning his second championship as a Spurs starter.
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Robert Horry
Married: Summer of 1997
Before marriage: Horry won two NBA championships with the Houston Rockets, in 1993-94 and 1994-95.
After marriage: All he's done is add more jewelry — four more NBA championship rings. He won three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Spurs.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA072805.2C.BKNspurs.marriage.179bd707.html (http://http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA072805.2C.BKNspurs.marriage.179bd707.html)
San Antonio Express-News
Although Eva Longoria's parents said rumors of their daughter's engagement to Tony Parker aren't true, the rumors do lead to a question: How would married life affect Parker? When Tiger Woods struggled on the golf course following his marriage, his wife was blamed in some circles. Then Woods went out and won the Masters and British Open this year. Do marriage and basketball mix as well? Well, if these Spurs are any indication, it shouldn't be a problem:
More coverage
Family not ready to give Eva away
Tim Duncan
Married: Summer of 2001
Before marriage: Duncan had won one NBA championship in 1999, his second season.
After marriage: Duncan has been named the NBA's MVP two times and has led the Spurs to two more NBA championships.
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Manu Ginobili
Married: Summer of 2004
Before marriage: Ginobili, who turns 28 today, was named the Italian League MVP twice prior to coming to the NBA. In his rookie NBA season, he averaged 7.6 points per game for the Spurs' 2003 title team.
After marriage: Ginobili was married in July and helped lead Argentina to Olympic gold in August. He followed that by earning his first NBA All-Star berth in February 2005. In June, he capped off the season by winning another NBA title. He averaged 20.8 points per game in the playoffs.
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Bruce Bowen
Married: Summer of 2004
Before marriage: He won his first NBA championship with the Spurs in 2003, starting all 82 games that he played in that season. Bowen was named second-team All-Defense in 2001, 2002 and 2003 and first team in 2004.
After marriage: Bowen finished second to Ben Wallace in Defensive Player of the Year balloting. But he got the best of Wallace in the NBA Finals, winning his second championship as a Spurs starter.
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Robert Horry
Married: Summer of 1997
Before marriage: Horry won two NBA championships with the Houston Rockets, in 1993-94 and 1994-95.
After marriage: All he's done is add more jewelry — four more NBA championship rings. He won three with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Spurs.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA072805.2C.BKNspurs.marriage.179bd707.html (http://http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/basketball/nba/spurs/stories/MYSA072805.2C.BKNspurs.marriage.179bd707.html)