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As his knee injury contributed to San Antonio's exit from the conference finals this season, Manu Ginobili had been expected to skip international duty this summer. Of course, it's not any summer: it's one of those multiples of four, which means it's an Olympics year. Argentina is the reigning gold medalist; without Manu, there's little hope of winning again. So while San Antonio would prefer ... [link]

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Olympic Update: Argentina
Published 7/13/2008 by Rob Mahoney (noreply@blogger.com) at Upside and Motor
The big Olympic news of the weekend surrounds none other than our good friend Manu Ginobili/GINOBILI!/Manuuuuuuuu/Chernobyl-i (you heard it here first). From Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express News (via FanHouse): After struggling all summer with a jammed left ankle that cast his availability for Argentina's national team in doubt, Ginobili told reporters in his home country he was optimistic he would be able to play next month in Beijing. “Today, I feel I am more in than out of the Olympics,” he said Thursday. ...

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The big Olympic news of the weekend surrounds none other than our good friend Manu Ginobili/ GINOBILI! / Manuuuuuuuu /Chernobyl-i (you heard it here first). From Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express News (via FanHouse ): After struggling all summer with a jammed left ankle that cast his availability for Argentina's national team in doubt, Ginobili told reporters in his home country he was ...
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