Manu Ginobili
Perhaps Manu Ginobili was more limited than many thought entering the playoffs. Ginobili’s elbow injury appears to be more extensive than might have first been reported.
Ginobili told the Argentine website Noticiasmdq.com that he sustained a small fracture of the right humerus, the long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.
The injury occurred in the final game of the regular season on April 13 when he was trapped in a collision between Tim Duncan and Phoenix’s Grant Hill. The Spurs originally announced that Ginobili sustained a sprained elbow.
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Memphis guard Tony Allen accused Manu Ginobili of faking his right elbow injury.
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Sports Illustrated reporter Chris Mannix just tweeted the interesting comment from Allen at the Grizzlies’ practice today, who claimed that Ginobili’s sprained right elbow is “for the birds.”
Allen and Ginobili have been involved in a physical battle in both games that Ginobili has played in the series since missing Game 1 with what Spurs doctors diagnosed as a sprained right elbow.
“Everybody is banged up,” Allen said. “You don’t see me running to my PR guy telling him about an injury.”
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Manu Ginobili
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili had an MRI earlier today in San Antonio. The MRI showed that he has a right elbow sprain.
The injury occurred in the first quarter of last night’s Spurs-Suns game.
Ginobili has already begun his rehabilitation process and will be listed as doubtful for Game 1 of the Spurs-Grizzlies series, which is scheduled for noon on Sunday at the AT&T Center.
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Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan is out indefinitely after spraining his left ankle last night against the Warriors, dealing the NBA’s winningest team its first significant injury all season and at nearly the worst possible time.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Duncan would be out “a while” but had no timetable. Spurs forward Antonio McDyess said after the game that Duncan will miss at least a couple of weeks.
X-rays on Duncan’s foot were negative.
“We can win without Timmy in the rest of the regular season and get that top seed,” Tony Parker told the San Antonio Express-News. “But we’re not going anywhere in the playoffs without him.”
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Antonio McDyess
Antonio McDyess, the 36-year-old Spurs forward who as recently as last month had been leaning toward retirement at the end of the season, said Thursday he plans to return for a 15th season.
“My mind is pretty much made up,” McDyess said. “I feel like I’ll be able to lace ‘em up and go again.”
The way coach Gregg Popovich has used McDyess this season — sparingly and situationally — has convinced McDyess that he could survive another season.
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Antonio McDyess
Antonio McDyess expected this season to be his last in the NBA, but he is now rethinking that plan.
McDyess decided this would be his final year in the league even before he signed with the Spurs two summers ago.
“If I could play here another year,” McDyess said, “I would definitely contemplate it.”
McDyess says he is still leaning towards retirement, but he could return for a 16th season if he can remain with San Antonio.
“I’m not going to say never,” McDyess said.
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Tiago Splitter
Spurs center Tiago Splitter has been a star in his home country of Brazil and a Most Valuable Player in his one-time adopted country of Spain. In San Antonio, he remains an international man of mystery.
More than a month into his rookie NBA season, Splitter is so far having trouble cracking coach Gregg Popovich’s crowded frontcourt rotation.
“It’s just a different role for me,” Splitter said. “I’m not used to it.” Popovich acknowledges Splitter is “in a position that’s got to be really frustrating.”
“I’m trying to fit in a team that is already made,” Splitter said. “Sometimes it’s tough for me. I just have to be patient.”
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