TJ Parker and the Asvel, act II. the, the club chaired by his brother Tony. Dismissed from his post last October, the 39-year-old coach, whose salary was estimated at 250,000 euros per season, will go to the industrial tribunal, as revealed by Le Progrès and Basket Europe, to obtain financial compensation. The conciliation attempt between TJ Parker and his former employer is scheduled for mid-June. In 2022, Lyon-Villeurbanne had already been ordered to pay nearly 500,000 euros to its former coach, Zvezdan Mitrovic, the predecessor of TJ Parker, for unfair dismissal in May 2020.
“I always said that I would have no qualms, that I would do what is good for the club. It's never easy when it's someone in your family. I had a long discussion with my brother and he understands my decision. I talked about it to my parents, to my little brother, Pierre. I warned them all, and they all understand my decision,” Tony Parker explained in the columns of the Team at the time of his brother’s ouster.
Since the departure of TJ Parker, the Italian Gianmarco Pozzecco, who only stayed two months, and Pierrick Poupet have taken turns on the bench. Asvel is currently third in Betclic Élite but only 17th in the Euroleague.