San Antonio Spurs swingman Manu Ginobili suffered a testicular injury against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday that required surgery, per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, who added he'll miss a month.
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Ginobili Comments on Injury
Thursday, Feb. 4
Ginobili Suffers Injury to Groin Area
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson inadvertently kneed Ginobili in the groin while driving to the basket in the fourth quarter, per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News.
Aging Ginobili Remains Solid Piece to Spurs
Ginobili's numbers have largely been trending downward since his last All-Star appearance in 2010-11, and his 10 points a game are the lowest of his career. His low scoring output is mostly a result of his playing time, though, since his 18.3 points per 36 minutes aren't far off his career average, per Basketball-Reference.com.
His 45.1 field-goal percentage illustrates the fact he remains a solid shooter as well.
While Ginobili was once one of the Spurs' most important players, he's more of a luxury piece now, similar to wha ...
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