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A lot of journalists are speculating that Tony Parker is playing perhaps his best basketball in recent years due in part to his divorce from Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria. In fact, in a recent game between the Spurs and the Nuggets, Parker scored 30 points (on 11-of-15 shooting) to help clench the 110-97 victory over the Denver team.The online Bleacher Report commented that “when every pundit and NBA genius had written the Spurs off for an aging washed up team the Spurs have answered with a remarkably pristine first half of the season” with Tony Parker having “sparkled as the leading and offensive force a contending team needs.”In the court of popular opinion many athletes struggling through a divorce also struggle in their sport of choice; but in Parker’s case (where he could have easily made any lackluster performance a result of his personal life), he seems to have instead determined that focus needs to be placed on his caliber of play instead of his personal life.Parker recently told People magazine that he’s “taken refuge in basketball,” and it seems he’s a man of his word (at least when it comes to sport). He went on to tell People that “it’s been essential to be successful on the court,” and fans are no doubt thrilled that although he was not successful in marriage, he held to this success as evidenced by his averaging 12.8 points in the team’s previous six games.Our take on all of this? It’s a new year and the divorce is old news so we’ll stay focused on the “refuge in basketball” that seems to be bringing Parker a year of successes

It was released today that San Antonio’s Tiago Splitter has strained his right plantaris muscle. Splitter’s career with the San Antonio Spurs has been rocky to begin with. Originally drafted in 2007, Splitter was chosen by the Spurs as the 28^th pick (overall) in the first round. However, the player would go onto resign his contract with Saski Baskonia, and as a result, Splitter wouldn’t join the spurs until the 2010 season.Now the player must undergo a seven, maybe ten, day rehabilitation program. Once the NBA star has completed the program, the decision about when he can return to the team will be made.