SAN ANTONIO, July 17 (UPI) -- The San Antonio Spurs expect guard Manu Ginobili to play for his native Argentina at the Olympics in Beijing, a newspaper report said Thursday.
The San Antonio Express-News said Spurs Coach Greg Popovich received a message Wednesday from Ginobili, last season's NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award winner, and said Ginobili left no doubt that he would help his country defend its 2004 Olympic gold medal.