Relive the moments that led to the four-time NBA champion's enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The four-time NBA champion, two-time All-Star and Olympic gold-medal winner now heads to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.Manu Ginobili's NBA journey began in the Brazilian Amazon. He defied the odds and pressure to carve out a prolific professional career that also included legendary performances overseas with the Argentine National Team. His storied career culminates on Sept. 10 when the 44-year-old is immortalized into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Manu becomes a star in Europe, leading Kinder Bologna to the 2001 Italian League championship. He is named league MVP, a feat he will repeat in 2002, as the well as the league’s Finals MVP.Manu still hasn’t made his Spurs debut when he brings the Argentine national team to Indianapolis for the 2002 FIBA World Championships. Ginobili leads the plucky Argentine squad to a second-place finish and earns an All-Tournament nod alongside future NBA stars Yao Ming, Dirk Nowitzki and Peja Stojakovic.
Manu Ginobili ss greeted by Fabricio Oberto after a 3-point basket against New Zealand in Indianapolis.After three seasons marinating overseas, a 25-year-old Manu makes his NBA debut against the Lakers in Los Angeles. He logs 20 minutes off the bench, records seven points and four steals, as the Spurs notch a season-opening victory over their top Western Conference rival.
Back stateside, Manu continued his ascent up the NBA ladder. In a midseason barn-burner against arch-rival Phoenix, Ginobili scored 48 points to spearhead a 128-123 overtime road victory. That remains his career scoring high.Manu scores 23 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as the Spurs squeeze out an 81-74 Game 7 victory over Detroit to claim their third NBA title. Manu misses joining Tim Duncan as the Finals co-MVP by one vote.
out of mid-air. The bat had swooped down to interrupt play numerous times, with arena staff appearing helpless. Then Ginobili took matters into his own hands, literally.Manu hits a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left to give the Spurs a raucous 129-127 double-OT victory over an up-and-coming Golden State team in West semifinals.
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