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After bat, shots for Ginobili aren't just aimed at hoop
After bat, shots for Ginobili aren't just aimed at hoop
Spurs guard Manu Ginobili has been placed on a precautionary regimen of rabies vaccinations after his now-famous run-in with a flying bat during a game Halloween night.
'Batman' Manu Ginobili has rabies shots after capture
'Batman' Manu Ginobili has rabies shots after capture
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Manu Ginobili versus The Bat (video)
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Manu Ginobili versus The Bat (video)
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PETA Likens Manu Ginobili to Michael Vick
PETA Likens Manu Ginobili to Michael Vick
sportingnews.com — Here's the latest on the great bat incident from the Spurs-Kings game on Halloween night . Manu... has yet to land a gig on True Blood , but he did have to get vaccinated for rabies after swatting the flying creature out of ... (more) PETA Likens Manu Ginobili to Michael Vick
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News: "Spurs guard Manu Ginobili has been placed on a precautionary regimen of rabies vaccinations after his now-famous run-in with a flying bat during a game Halloween night. The shots are purely preventative. Because the bat could not be found after the game for testing -- team officials say it survived and flew away -- doctors recommended that anyone who came in contact with it be vaccinated. Ginobili took four shots Monday in the hip and arm, and he is scheduled for four more such sessions over the next month. 'It was ...

Manu Ginobili Getting Up More Shots ... All Over His Body
FanHouse — by Rob Peterson Filed under: Kings, Spurs, NBA InjuriesWhen it comes to protecting yourself from rabies, it seems as if hand sanitizer won't cut it. San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili -- three-time NBA champ, Olympic gold medalist, NBA All-Star, exterminator extraordinaire and scourge of PETA -- has been required to get shots for rabies because of his quick reflexes and a chance encounter with a bat on Saturday night. "It was pretty funny at the time," Ginobili told the San Antonio Express-News. ...

Manu Ginobili Getting Up More Shots ... All Over His Body
FanHouse — by Rob Peterson Filed under: Kings, Spurs, NBA InjuriesWhen it comes to protecting yourself from rabies, it seems as if hand sanitizer won't cut it. San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili -- three-time NBA champ, Olympic gold medalist, NBA All-Star, exterminator extraordinaire and scourge of PETA -- has been required to get shots for rabies because of his quick reflexes and a chance encounter with a bat on Saturday night. "It was pretty funny at the time," Ginobili told the San Antonio ...

Manu Ginobili Getting Up More Shots ... All Over His Body
FanHouse — ... -- has been required to get shots for rabies, the San Antonio Express-News reports, because of his quick reflexes and a chance encounter with a bat on Saturday night: ...

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Spurs' Ginobili has rabies shot after catching batNBA.com: News
Manu Ginobili has decided to stay away from bats after having to get vaccinated for rabies.
Spurs' Ginobili has rabies shot after catching batSI.com - NBA
Manu Ginobili has decided to stay away from bats in the future.
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