NBA star Tony Parker. Photo: Wikipedia.

ESPN – San Antonio Spurs star guard Tony Parker has apologized after he and teammate Boris Diaw were thrust into a national controversy in France over what some have perceived as an anti-Semitic gesture.

Parker, who released a lengthy statement Monday afternoon, said photos of him posing with French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala were several years old. Similar photos have also been published of Diaw with the comedian.

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