Comments on: Ginobili Limps from NBA Playoffs towards Beijing Olympics

By: After Olympics, Ginobili Will Need Surgery on Heel Ligament

After Olympics, Ginobili Will Need Surgery on Heel Ligament — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:02:31 +0000

[...] be arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament in his left heel. Ginobili injured his ankle in the NBA playoffs, playing for the San Antonio Spurs, and then decided to go to the Olympics with Argentina despite [...]

By: Temple University Signs Argentine Basketball Player

Temple University Signs Argentine Basketball Player — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:00:49 +0000

[...] is on the brain of Argentines lately, as talk about Ginobili and the Olympics fills the air. A future Olympic hopeful, Juan Manuel Fernandez, has just been [...]

By: Manu Ginobili Will Carry Argentine Flag at Olympics

Manu Ginobili Will Carry Argentine Flag at Olympics — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:01:38 +0000

[...] Manu Ginobili, basketball star of the San Antonio Spurs, has been chosen to carry Argentinaâ€™s flag in the opening ceremonies of this yearâ€™s Olympics in Beijing. This decision comes in the midst of controversy about whether or not Ginobili will be well enough to play. His ankle, which he injured in the NBA playoffs, is still not healed completely. A member of Argentinaâ€™s gold medal team from 2004, Ginobili is clearly beloved here and posters of him are all over the city right now as part of a Nike advertising campaign. Everyone hopes that he will be able to play and no one is sure who might replace him, if he is ultimately unable to suit up. [...]