FanIQ.com - 8/30/2008
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When Manu Ginobili went down against Team USA in Beijing, I didn't think much of it. He rolled his ankle a bit, he'll probably be fine once he gets some down time, I thought.
Well, I was wrong.
Manu is going to need surgery on his busted ankle (originally injured late last season) and, in horrible news for the Spurs, he will miss the start of the regular season.
The interesting ...
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