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The San Antonio Spurs are one of the most well-established organizations in the history of the NBA. The team, renowned for their consistency, has had the highest winning percentage among active franchises. They also topped this off with 22 consecutive playoff appearances, matching an NBA record. The Spurs are also home to Gregg Popovich, one […]

Aside from being a five-time NBA champion as a player, Steve Kerr has also won three titles as a head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Safe to say, the 54-year-old knows what it takes to play at the highest level. It has recently been revealed that Kerr is actually a huge fan of San […]

According to Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, Manu Ginobili’s Eurostep is one of the ‘most unstoppable moves’ of all time. McCollum was at the Pull Up Podcast where the Blazers star shared what he believes are the top five most punishing moves of all time. One of the moves he mentioned was Ginobili’s Eurostep […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has shared some thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic that has put the NBA—and the wider world—on hold. In a tweet sent out Wednesday afternoon, Ginobili kindly asked his followers to respect the social distancing directives that are necessary to help flatten the curve and help contain COVID-19. 🇺🇸Please my […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is trying to compare Sixers big man Al Horford to San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili. Horford will be coming off the bench for the Sixers moving forward, something Ginobili did with the Spurs: Brett Brown also tried to compare Al Horford's current role to what Manu Ginobili did […]

Every year, prospects slip under the cracks. Whether they’re undersized, lack specific skills or didn’t produce enough in college, there are always prospects that get selected late in the draft that later on turn out to vastly outplay their draft position. Since 1989, the NBA Draft has consisted of two rounds. Before that, there were […]

Even for a short while, the old San Antonio Spurs band was back together, and it was as glorious as basketball fans could have ever hoped for. The most successful “Big 3” of this era reunited at the AT&T center on Monday, as future Hall of Famers Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili were in attendance […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili could not let this day pass without reliving what was one of the most iconic incidents that ever happened on a basketball court. As it turns out, it has been a decade since the Argentina national took on a fully-grown bat during an NBA game. This is what Ginobili […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili made a surprise appearance on the San Antonio big screen on Sunday. During the Simba Cam segment, Ginobili and his son had a fun moment together which was shown on the San Antonio jumbotron: https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1183824340112031744?s=20 Ginobili spent his entire legendary career with the Spurs. He will be a first-ballot […]

During an interview with ex-Spur Fabricio Oberto’s show “DTMB con Fabricio Oberto,” San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili revealed he almost died in 2004. Ginobili said during his honeymoon, he was involved in a near-fatal car accident that could have ended his life. Via Jeff Garcia of Spurs Zone: “In 2004… during my honeymoon, I […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has long been heralded as a revolutionary player in the history of the NBA. From his success as a sixth man to the creation and perfection of a deadly Euro step, Ginobili was somewhat of a pioneer for modern NBA stars. Naturally, he thinks his style of play would […]

The San Antonio Spurs have long been one of the most successful franchises in the NBA. They have not missed the playoffs since 1997, and Spurs legend Manu Ginobili said he expects the winning trend to continue into the 2019-20 season. Ginobili said that while the Spurs may not be in the elite tier in the […]

San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has been retired from the NBA for one season now. In an interview with ESPN, Ginobili revealed what he misses and doesn’t miss about playing in the NBA. “What I miss the most is the locker room, the guys, the dinners after the games, the preparation, the sense of […]

Two of Argentina’s all-time greats on the basketball court, Manu Ginobili and Luis Scola, shared a warm embrace after the country’s national team advanced to the 2019 FIBA World Cup title game with an 80-66 victory over France on Friday. Knowing the importance of the moment for Argentina, Ginobili rushed from his seat near courtside […]

Argentina just booked their place in the final match of the FIBA World Cup after convincingly defeating France, 80-66, on Friday. The fairy tale continues for the South American side, and one former national squad player is absolutely ecstatic about his nation’s recent accomplishment. Retired Argentina veteran Manu Ginobili took to Twitter to share his […]

There was no single person happier to see Argentina pull off a quarterfinal win over Serbia in the 2019 FIBA World Cup than former international great Manu Ginobili. The lifelong San Antonio Spurs legend was overcome with emotion after seeing some of his former teammates along with the new wave of Argentinian talent pull away […]

Former NBA forward Luis Scola moved into second place on FIBA’s all-time scoring list during Argentina’s 94-81 victory over the Nigerian side on Monday, passing Australian great Andrew Gaze. In recognition of this outstanding accomplishment, Spurs legend and fellow Argentinian Manu Ginobili sent out a congratulatory tweet to his long-time friend. I'll repeat it. It's […]

The 2019 FIBA World Cup is officially under way. Though there’s a lot of star power in China, including reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, the Americans clearly sent their ‘B’ team or even worse to the World Cup, and several longtime powers on international stage are […]

Future Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili can’t help but be impressed by the performance of one of his former teammates back with the San Antonio Spurs in Patty Mills. Mills erupted for 30 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, to help Australia’s Boomers secure a 98-94 victory against Team USA in both teams’ second […]

The San Antonio Spurs dynasty has long since been over. But with the retirement of Tony Parker following the 2018-19 season comes a certain finality to one of the best eras in NBA history, even though the future Hall-of-Fame point guard spent his final season playing away from the Alamo City with the Charlotte Hornets. […]

San Antonio Spurs fans rejoiced when news broke that Tim Duncan would be joining the team next season as an assistant coach. However, per Marc Stein, Duncan was not the first former Spurs player to be approached for the job. That would be Manu Ginobili: The assistant coaching concept, I’m told, was also broached with […]

Manu Ginobili trolls former San Antonio Spurs teammate Tim Duncan, who is returning to San Antonio to become an assistant coach. Duncan and Will Hardy were recently named to Gregg Popovich’s coaching staff. Upon learning the news, Ginobili immediately reacted to the hiring. However, instead of congratulating Duncan, Manu focused on Hardy. Awesome news! So […]

Ahead of Game 5 of the NBA Finals featuring the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN released a new episode of his popular podcast titled The Woj Pod. In his most recent episode, Wojnarowski discussed the terrifically entertaining Warriors-Raptors series. In particular, Woj relayed a story that Manu Ginobili told him […]

The Toronto Raptors reached the NBA Finals for the first time in its franchise history, thanks in large part to the phenomenal play of All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard who single-handedly carried the team for the majority of their playoff run. In a press conference ahead of Game 2, Leonard credited three Hall of Famers who […]

The  San Antonio Spurs raised Manu Ginobili’s No. 20 to the AT&T Center rafters after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night, celebrating the storied career of a player who Gregg Popovich said was truly indispensable to the team’s four championships during his 16 years wearing black and silver. Many of Ginobili’s former teammates, including […]

Thursday night marked one of the most memorable occasions in the storied career of Manu Ginobili, as the San Antonio Spurs retired his No. 20 jersey and raised it to the rafters of the AT&T Center. Former teammate Tony Parker was one of the many notable names in attendance for the momentous event, and the […]

Manu Ginobili gave San Antonio Spurs fans at the AT&T Center one last display of unconditional love during his jersey retirement ceremony on Thursday night. The 16-year NBA pro spent every single season with the Spurs, winning four titles along the way — still a legend and a fan favorite even after nearly a full […]

A now-retired Tim Duncan honored longtime San Antonio Spurs teammate Manu Ginobili during his jersey retirement ceremony at the AT&T Center on Thursday, right after the Spurs dispatched the Cleveland Cavaliers. The five-time NBA champion described the moment in which he first heard of Ginobili, a rather unflattering, yet hilarious anecdote: “I got that call […]

San Antonio Spurs southpaw Manu Ginobili had his No. 20 jersey lifted to the rafters following the team’s victory Thursday over the Cleveland Cavaliers. There were tears, jokes and a whole lot of Spurs legends on the floor during the jersey retirement ceremony, which concluded with no San Antonio Spur ever again rocking the 2-0: […]

There was a time early in Manu Ginobili’s career when the future Hall of Famer’s penchant for daring got on Gregg Popovich’s nerve, to the point the San Antonio Spurs coach tried to rein him in. It was only once Popovich learned to live with Ginobili’s inevitable mistakes that the genius playmaker began living up […]

The San Antonio Spurs are retiring Manu Ginobili’s No. 20 jersey on Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. But before Manu’s jersey goes into the rafters at AT&T Center, the Spurs aired a tribute video for the lefty. The Spurs gave Manu a tribute video ahead of his jersey retirement 🙏 pic.twitter.com/S2fIjQRmgc — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March […]

Former San Antonio Spurs Boris Diaw has revealed the real reason Manu Ginobili is one of the most revered legends in franchise history. Diaw says that the future Hall of Fame shooting guard has, and will always be the truth – both on and off the court. Boris Diaw said one of the reasons San […]

There never has been and there never will be another Manu Ginobili. The future Hall of Famer was one of the most unique players basketball has ever seen, combining plus athleticism and prototypical size with preternatural court sense, evolutionary footwork, and the type of overall stylistic flair that’s impossible to duplicate. Ginobili’s legend with the […]

After 16 seasons playing for one of the greatest coaches in NBA history and helping to form one of the most successful runs of any franchises in sports in the last two decades, it would seem that Manu Ginobili would fare well in life after basketball. But despite being known for his tremendous work ethic […]

The San Antonio Spurs will be raising Manu Ginobili’s No. 20 jersey into the rafters of the AT&T Center on Thursday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ginobili spent his entire NBA career with the Spurs and is one of the best players in franchise history. Besides being a stellar basketball player, Ginobili was a phenomenal person and leader […]

The San Antonio Spurs trio of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker was one of the most iconic Big 3’s the league has ever seen. However, as it turns out, the trifecta did not exactly start on the best of terms. According to Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, Duncan was actually a bit skeptical […]

Manu Ginobili is set to receive the highest honor any team can bestow on one of its former players. On Thursday, the Argentinian-born baller will see his jersey lifted to the rafters inside the AT&T Center. In light of this honor, former San Antonio Spurs teammate Tony Parker is sharing what it was like to […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had nothing but good things to say about the great Manu Ginobili, as the latter’s No. 20 jersey is set to be retired by the Spurs on Thursday night. Speaking to Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express News, coach Pop described what Manu was like both on […]

The San Antonio Spurs will honor Manu Ginobili in an endearing jersey retirement ceremony on Thursday. The who’s who of the organization will be in attendance for the momentous occasion, and Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had some wonderful words to say about the retired Argentinian in advance of the event. Known for being a […]