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The former Argentine basketball player of the San Antonio Spurs Emanuel ‘Manu’ Ginobili said he feels “honor” for having been nominated to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame
in September 2022 because It is something “very important” for basketball, he confessed in dialogue with the Solo Básquet Magazine program, which is broadcast on the Internet.
“It is an honor. I saw it coming. It’s a nice mime, they don’t change me if they choose me or not. If it happens, great. If it doesn’t happen, nothing happens. It is something very important at the basketball level ”
Manu ‘Ginobili
Ginobili (Bahía Blanca, 1977) came to the NBA in July 1977 and retired in August 2018, after 16 seasons in which won four rings in 2002, 2004, 2007 Y 2014.
The escort, listed among the 43 shortlisted for induction into the Hall of Fame , also achieved a gold (Athens 2004) and an Olympic bronze (Beijing 2008) and was runner-up in the world in Indianapolis 2002
The Argentine considered that the current NBA is “different” and that it is currently played by “very athletic and fast” basketball players.
“I would have liked to play in basketball today, with so many shots of three and run. The talent and skill of the players is amazing. There are things that are seen and cannot be believed. I would like to play it with 25, 28 years. Today, at 40 – 50, defending these guys is difficult. They go very fast, they fly ”, he considered.
He also praised his compatriot Facundo Campazzo, of the Denver Nuggets, whom he described as “Undisputed” for his “talent and energy.”
In addition, he said that he did not see “crazy” investing in any team, but he assured that it is not “looking to try to enter”.
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