NBA – In front of TP, Zidane says: “If I had been in the NBA, I would have…

Zinédine Zidane and Tony Parker are perhaps the two greatest legends in the history of French team sports.

For the Skweek channel , these two sacred monsters met and discussed their experiences.

The former Ballon d’Or took the opportunity to make a revelation about a potential NBA career .

In mathematics, the 9 always comes before the 10. But in the history of French team sports, it is not as simple.

Because in the hierarchy of the best players in our country, it is difficult to definitively classify Tony Parker, legendary No. 9 of Spurs and the French team, and Zinédine Zidane, more than legendary No. 10.

The first is a multiple NBA champion, a league long reserved for the American elite alone, the first European Finals MVP, an All-Star, a Hall of Famer, monumental and above all revolutionary exploits.

The massive influx of French people across the Atlantic? It’s him. But the second is not to be outdone since he has won everything imaginable on the football planet… Ballon d’Or, Champions League, World Cup, Euro. The list is as long as it is prestigious.

Zidane’s confession about a possible career in the NBA

It is because they are two sacred monsters of our sporting heritage that their meeting for the Skweek channel is worth the detour.

For almost an hour, they talked about the field, retirement, daily life, all with healthy simplicity and honesty.

Quickly, ZZ explained that his career would have been much longer if he had played a sport like basketball.

Zinédine Zidane: Once I retired, I didn’t feel the famous depression of athletes because I really wanted to stop.

I was sure of myself. I could no longer stand going green before matches.

Tony Parker: It’s crazy, I never understood why you went green. In the NBA we play every two days, can you imagine…

Zinédine Zidane: It’s really just the obligations that annoyed me.

If I had been in the NBA like you, I would have played longer for sure.

You stay with your friends, you play, you train. Even training I loved. You could relax, build small bridges… In a match you don’t do it too much, you have to win the match and be more serious.

If Zinédine Zidane decided to retire after the 2006 World Cup, it was not because he no longer loved football, but because he could no longer bear the separation from his family before each match.

Obviously, with an NBA calendar full of free time, he could have continued for a few more years, to the greatest pleasure of everyone.

NBA stars often complain about the numerous trips required by the regular season… But the good news for them is that when they are at home, they don’t need a break like football players.

This is also what led to the retirement of Zinédine Zidane.