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Manu Ginobili, Argentina May Pose Threat to US in Olympic Basketball Semifinals

 
This morning will feature two good matchups in the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals. Three of these four teams will medal, but only one can take home the gold.   The United States looks like the favorite out of this bunch after blowing out every team in Group B, including Greece and Spain. Tomorrow, the US will face Argentina, who won the previous Olympic match between the two teams during the semifinals in 2004.   Despite losing a close game to Lithuania, Argentina remains the biggest threat from Group A to Team USA. Andres Nocioni is dealing with a lingering knee injury, but Manu Ginobili said in an interview after the game that Nocioni will likely play.   The rest of this article is published at Hoops 4 Life. You can find the article here . (link)

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