Spurs guard Manu Ginobili participates in an Argentina national basketball team practice, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, July 30, 2014. Ginobili has expressed his intent to play for Argentina at the FIBA World Cup despite a stress fracture of the lower fibula of his right leg. It’s unclear when Ginobili was injured. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
MANILA, Philippines – A leg injury has forced San Antonio Spurs veteran Manu Ginobili out of Argentina’s national team when it plays at the Fiba World Cup this August, according to a report on CBS Sports.
Ginobili is suffering from a fibula injury or a fractured calf caused by constant stress to the bone and the Spurs invoked its right to prohibit its players from joining their national teams if there is “reasonable medical concern”, the report said.
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