Overview

• A family communiqué via AFP confirmed the death at 70 and described it as brutal and unexpected.
• The Lyon prosecutor ordered an autopsy and opened an inquiry to determine the cause of death.
• Actu Lyon reported that Tony Parker Jr. found his father at his home near Lyon on Sunday evening.
• Tony Parker Sr. appeared publicly days earlier, including a photo with his son on September 28 and an ASVEL EuroLeague game 48 hours before his death.
• He often recounted a 1995 meeting with Michael Jordan and a 1981–82 Belgian rule change as pivotal in shaping his son's nationality and NBA ambitions.