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Like all of us, Manu Ginobili probably knew he’d making the basketball Hall of Fame someday, but he probably didn’t know it would come so quickly as a first balloter. He allowed the Spurs to film him when he received the call, and then briefly went over how the NBA wasn’t even in his purview early, and to go from not even thinking about it to being a Hall of Famer is beyond his wildest dreams.

The yesterday came his official press conference to discuss making the Hall of Fame. He showed his love for the city of San Antonio (de NBA Draft Hats spite it being so hot, as he quickly learned when he got here in luka doncic jersey youth green the summer of 2002) and going fr luka dončić jersey om having to look it up on a map when he was drafted to both NBA Toys he and his family wanting to stay after he retired. He humorously remembered how Steve Kerr was the first to point how his Euro step, how he’d never seen anything like it before, and he told Manu it made him look like a squirrel.

There were the highs of winning championships and gold medals, the lows of losing, trying to adapt to Gregg P luka doncic jersey youth 10-12 opovich’s system while wondering if he was cut out for the NBA, and everything in between.

And of course, here are some Spurs congratulating him at practice on Friday.

Manu Ginobili getting some love from the current #Spurs at shootaround this morning. He's set to be formally announced as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2022 tomorrow pic.twitter.com/3uYDaEcL8L

— Chase Shannon (@chase_shannon) Apri NBA Shirts and Sweaters l 1, 2022

It’s been great having Manu around the organization this year, and players like Lonnie Walker have been very vocal about how much he has helped them. Even though he readily admitted in his press conference that he’s happy luka doncic apparel in his semi-retirement and with a job that still allows him the freedom to be with his family and travel at his own pleasure, here’s to hoping he stays with the organization in some capacity for many years to come.

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