Since his departure from the courts three years ago, Emanuel Ginobili He manages a low profile and takes advantage, above all, to make up for lost time with his wife and children. However, Whenever the basketball team has an important commitment, Manu is there in one way or another, to support the team. And the pre-Olympic Games in Tokyo was no exception.
Ginobili was on Wednesday at the hotel where the team is preparing in Las Vegas and on Thursday he appeared in training, along with the historic journalist Adrián Paenza. In the gym at the Cox Pavilion, Manu chatted with Hernandez Sheep, with Luis Scola, with Facu Campazzo and with almost all the boys, and he even gave them some advice from his experience.
Ginobili with the Argentine National Team in Las Vegas (CAB press).
“There is not much to say, I like to come see them, be close …”, said Manu in statements reproduced by the Argentine Basketball Confederation. The maximum reference of Argentine basketball, winner of the gold medal in Athens 2004 and the bronze medal in Beijing 2008, He had already given the present in the final of the World Cup in China two years ago.
Campazzo’s word
“Manu’s visit was very nice. We haven’t seen him for a long time and his presence always brings good energy, good vibes … It adds a lot to us as a group. In addition, we are all very grateful to him for what he means as an athlete and as a person, someone who has transcended our sport and always comes back as one more “, commented Facundo Campazzo, the point guard who took over from the Golden Generation.
In addition, the Denver Nuggets man said: “I was occasionally talking about basketball because He always wants to know how the team and each one of us is doing, especially the newest ones. And of course we chatted a bit about other things in life as well. “ The National Team will make its debut at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday 26 against Slovenia and, three days later, he will have a very tough duel with Spain.