The Argentine Manu Ginobili, legend of the San Antonio Spurs, officially entered the NBA Hall of Fame this Saturday, announced the American basketball league.
Ginobili, 44, a four-time NBA champion, was included in the glories of US basketball, along with Tim Hardaway.
“Another of the things you never dream of when you start to bite the orange ball! Thanks to everyone who accompanied me on this path! ”, Ginóbili wrote on his Twitter account after receiving the news.
This is the first year that Ginóbili could be chosen since one of the requirements to enter the Hall of Fame is that the honoree in question has been retired for at least four seasons.
Ginóbili, who said goodbye to the courts in 2018 after an impressive career that also saw him hang Olympic gold in Athens 2004, was one of the great favorites to enter the Hall of Fame this time since the list of finalists was announced. in mid-February.
The Argentine, who is now 44 years old, played in the NBA from 2002 to 2018, always with the San Antonio Spurs, and formed a historic trio with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker.
The shooting guard was also Euroleague champion with the Italian Virtus Bologna in 2001.
The ceremony for the new members of the Hall of Fame will be held in September in Springfield (Massachusetts).
