He passed it through the entire Lakers team. All five of them, frozen like statues.
Tag: Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili: 25 points, 9 assists, and 6 rebounds in 35 minutes as the Spurs beat the Magic to improve to an NBA-best 11-1 record.
The Spurs are looking good this year. Manu is leading the way for us. And when he’s not playing incredible basketball, he’s writing ecotourism articles, advocating in favor of gay marriage in his native Argentina, and educating his teammates about the placebo effect. I really, really like him; expect to see this face a lot.
In response to a caption contest for a picture of Manu Ginobili from last night’s game against the Orlando Magic (in which he scored 43 points), a user of the SpursTalk.com message board who goes by the name Interrohater penned a lovely bit of basketball mythology.
Basketball Fairy– The Basketball Fairy is an urban myth of a humanoid sprite that takes the form of a NBA player with a basketball for a head. It is said that if the Basketball Fairy appears, the colors that he wears will represent the team that will win the game.
Here is a controversial photo of a believed Basketball Fairy. Tim Duncan states: “He appeared in the middle of the Magic’s defense wearing Manu’s jersey. It was unbelievable. The Magic players stopped to look at the fairy and Manu scored 43 points with one shot.” Manu: “Claro, I’ve seen the Basketball Fairy before, he used to sell bolsas de arroz back in Bahia Blanca. I met him through Facebook.”
Manu Ginobili forcing amorous attention on Ian Mahinmi after they are singled out by the Kiss Cam during a stoppage of play:
(Were you aware that I am a fanatical supporter of the San Antonio Spurs? I’m a fanatical supporter of the San Antonio Spurs. This is my only sports obsession.)