Most days, I imagine it’s pretty great to be Manu Ginobili. Today is not one of those days.
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The San Antonio Spurs announced Thursday that the Argentine shooting guard "will be sidelined for at least one month" after undergoing surgery related to "a testicular injury" that he suffered during the Spurs' Wednesday win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Yes, seriously. All of those words are in the Spurs' press release.
Suddenly, it makes a lot more sense why teammate Tony Parker didn't seem too keen on cracking wise about his longtime backcourt partner taking a shot to the groin while taking a charge on Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson with 2:26 left in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's contest:
The 38-year-old guard struggled to get to his feet after the collision, eventually exiting the court "holding his side and clutching a towel to his mouth," according to Raul Dominguez of The Associated Press, and needing to be helped to the locker room by Tim Duncan and trainer Will Sevening.