Manu Ginobili Injury Update
After an uninspiring performance against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs was diagnosed with a strained groin. While the injury isn’t considered overly serious, Ginobili is expected to miss at least one upcoming game.
On Friday night against the Seattle Supersonics, Ginobili will not play. His availability after that is still up in the air. How long will Ginobili be out? There’s a decent chance that the Spurs could elect to hold him out for the rest of the regular season to ensure that he’s as healthy as possible for the beginning of the playoffs.
For no, keep him out of your fantasy lineup. Even if he is questionable for a game, there’s a good chance that Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich won’t play him extended minutes again until the playoffs arrive. If the Spurs are fighting for homecourt advantage in their last game of the season against the Utah Jazz, Ginobili might see a lot of playing time in that game. Otherwise, it appears like he’ll have spot duty at best from here on out.
Who will pickup Ginobili’s slack? Most likely, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker will have to carry more of the offensive load. Both Duncan and Parker should be more valuable in the fantasy world for the rest of the regular season. As far as getting Ginobili’s minutes, expect Michael Finley and Ime Udoka to play more. There’s also a chance that Brent Barry could return from injury and jump into a 15 to 20 minute per game role in the last few games of the season.
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