Spurs star Manu Ginobili to represent Argentina at Olympics, again
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20), of Argentina, is fouled by Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 5, 2016, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 104-94. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)
Manu Ginóbili will be available to play for Argentina's basketball team in the Rio Olympics.
The Argentine federation announced Ginóbili's decision Thursday. It will be a fourth Olympics for the San Antonio Spurs star, who has led Argentina to a gold and bronze medal in three previous appearances.
Argentina won gold in 2004 and bronze four years later in Beijing, but lost to Russia in the third-place game in 2012. Ginóbili's Olympic career appeared over, but the Argentines somewhat surprisingly earned a berth in Rio last summer by reaching the final of the FIBA Americas tournament.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ginóbili didn't play on that team, but will rejoin longtime teammate Luis Scola, who plays for the NBA Toronto Raptors, when the Argentines take on a difficult grouping that includes Spain, Lithuania, Brazil and Nigeria.