San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker survives Texas flooding by turning around, missing practice

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If you were barricaded by flood waters caused by the downpour throughout Central Texas Friday morning, you weren’t the only one – so was Spurs star Tony Parker.

Tim Morrow, the executive director of the San Antonio Zoo, tweeted a photo of himself and the NBA Champion giving their best “oh well” looks near a flooded area in Boerne.

Morrow sent a Twitter excuse note to Coach Popovich saying “Dear Coach Pop, TP will not be in practice this morning.”

Seems like a pretty legit excuse.

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“Tony made the wise decision to turn around, go home and get some rest for tonight’s game versus risking the water crossing that was up to 2 to 3 feet over the road,” Morrow said in an email. “If I had to lay down in front of his truck to stop him I would have.”

Parker arrived safely at the AT&T Center before Friday's home opener against the Brooklyn Nets at 7:30 p.m.

If you were barricaded by flood waters caused by the downpour throughout Central Texas Friday morning, you weren’t the only one – so was Tony Parker. If you were barricaded by flood waters caused by the downpour throughout Central Texas Friday morning, you weren’t the only one – so was Tony Parker. Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker survives Texas flooding by turning around, missing practice 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

Morrow told mySA.com he and Parker live nearby each other and this is the second time their neighborhood has been flooded in both directions this week.

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