His daddy was also a professional ball player, which means his skill and confidence are ate least somewhat genetic. You can’t accomplish that feat unless you’ve got some serious springs in your heels! He didn’t just score, he scored OVER people, including all 6’8” of “Plastic Man” Stacey Augmon. A brand new, hour long interview with Manu just dropped today, and it's worth your time -- … Lonzo Ball hit a career-best six 3-pointers, Julius Randle had 25 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the final two minutes to beat the San Antonio Spurs 116-112 on Saturday night. Kawhi Leonard had 34 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame the loss of Tony Parker to beat the Houston Rockets 121-96 on Wednesday night. As if this wasn’t impressive enough, it was during a practice with the LA Lakers about a month after the Combine that he flew up 46 inches, creating a new pre-draft record. He’s sought advice from Tim Duncan on how to be a great leader and win with his team. His nickname "El Contusione" is a play on the word "contusion," which is a synonym for bruise. It was so much air that it tied young Pat for the spot of second-highest vertical leap recorded up to that point. 3. He prevailed in the end! Manu Ginobili's hair has gone through some pretty drastic transformations through the years. for once. Griffin has been one of the most electrifying dunkers in the NBA for the past eight years. He’s one of only a handful of white guys to even make it to the Slam Dunk Competition, and he’s rumoured to have reached a vertical jump of 39 inches. His list of accolades from his time at the University of North Carolina is probably as long as his legs (he’s 6’7”, in case you’re wondering), which is not surprising since anybody with the nickname “Kangaroo Kid” must have worked pretty hard and jumped pretty high to earn it. Below are his attributes and badges. Manu then immediately picked up the Zeljko’s carcass off the ground and handed it to an AT&T Center worker. San Antonio Spurs great Manu Ginobili joins Adrian Wojnarowski on the Vertical Podcast with Woj for a candid and emotional conversation about his historic basketball career.. You get it. The college boys are no doubt wide eyed and gape-mouthed when they meet this coach for the first time. “Pitchin Paul” is credited as being one of the first basketball players to ever use the jump shot. Pasty skin. Again, Manu doesn't have numbers that jump off the page (four rebounds and 0.8 blocks), but such defensive stats are not going to be that high for a shooting guard. It was legendary, however, and cemented young Majerle as one of the best white dunkers of all time. 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Manu Ginobili is one tough Argentinian. It was those antsy feet that made him unstoppable, resulting in his inclusion on 10 All-Star Games, achieving the 1952 All-Star Game MVP, and nabbing 5 MVP Award shares. “Thunder Dan” has more than made friends with the rim and earned his name! To think that we can thank a bunch of sweaty dancers for this fundamental basketball maneuver. An American-Israeli boy who was actually born in Taiwan, this dude was THIS CLOSE to entering the Slam Dunk competition in 2009, but was passed over for the Portland Trail Blazers’ Rudy Fernandez. 1 overall pick scored a career-high 28 points on Tuesday versus the Lakers. Not only could he dunk, but he had a serious white boy swagger. The Super Bowl champion seems to have a particular taste for high-end luxury and power. New, 15 comments. These guys more than held their own in a sport where they were absolutely a minority…. Uh oh! He also had stellar 3-pointer abilities, but after that 1996 air show, most of his other accomplishments were left in the dust. He doesn’t seem to be going anywhere though; according to Shams Charania of the Vertical, Manu is leaning towards one more year with the San Antonio Spurs.. At the age of 38, Ginobili … He’s one of only a handful of white guys to even make it to the Slam Dunk Competition, and he’s rumoured to have reached a vertical jump of 39 inches. Manu Ginobili was a member of the renowned NBA team 2013-14 San Antonio Spurs who played at the Shooting Guard position. and inspired headlines everywhere to scream “White Men CAN Jump!” Seriously, though. He discusses his choppy beginning with the Spurs and his elevation into a star, and details the devastating 2013 NBA Finals loss to Miami – and the Spurs’ triumphant rise to a title again. Current Grand Canyon Antelope’s coach and the Phoenix Suns’ favourite former shooting guard/small forward is an NBA All Star, an Olympian, and World Team member. Click here to download the podcast on iTunes, or listen here or on Yahoo Sports. Here's where he stands before his return to the court. The white guys listed below are heroes of the basketball world. Manu Ginobili; Marco Belinelli; Aron Baynes Made. Data is currently unavailable. The 1970s were a "pivot of change", it was an era of economic struggle, cultural change, and technological innovation. A controversial medical timeout was a turning point in the match. That’s a white head, remember. Celtics legend Larry Bird might just be the most famous white guy in basketball. Williams and Osaka will face off during normal waking hours in an Australian Open semifinals that's been described as a Brady-Mahomes-like showdown. put manu on the nets, with kidd and rj, that team is maybe playing the celtics right now. This guy that was also selected for the MLB draft, spent time with the Orioles, and pitched an impressive 96 mph. Era el #20 de los Spurs y el #5 de Argentina. He also had a famously difficult childhood and came from very humble beginnings; it was his hometown of French Lick, Indiana, that inspired the nickname “The Hick from French Lick.” He was determined not to let his tiny hometown or his troubled family life hold him back though, and instead remained hardworking and classy until the end of his career. 2021 NFL mock draft: DeVonta Smith tumbles; who replaces Drew Brees? What happens when you put stilts on kangaroo? And the man has pulled out some pretty crazy surprise dunks. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website, 10 Times The Opener Was The Best Match On A WCW PPV, The sun even shines on a dog's a** some days. You’d be hard pressed to find a list of “Best Dunks” that didn’t include his legendary knee-to-the-throat jump on Mark Jackson, where he “rose like a Phoenix” (how clever!) These guys will never forget the blur of that mullet-ed head flying past them. The Charlotte Hornets hit a home run with the third pick of last year's draft. “Me and Tom [Brady] spoke the other day about that opportunity, as well [more]. Ginoblili is 39 years old and recently won a jump ball against the 22-year-old Nerlens Noel, who has a good five inches on the Argentinian-Italian. Blonde hair. Not too shabby at all, right? So maybe his African American genes are a little stronger than his Caucasian ones after all? We’ve all heard the saying: “white men can’t jump.” Ron Shelton even made a (fantastic) movie about it in the 90s! Some may say that getting off the ground quickly is more important than how much height you get, but it’s a safe bet that these same people can’t match Alexander’s pre-draft 38.5 inch max vertical. Athletics are in this guy’s genes; daddy Rick Barry produced a total of four bball loving sons. Spurs rebound to beat Rockets 121-96, but lose Parker. MANU GINOBILI Ahh yes, the balding Argentinian is as fearless going towards the rim as his native Gauchos are stalking the South American grasslands for dinner. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. A fairly average 6’5” Sura fit in among the other players on the court, but he set himself apart with his gorgeous dunking abilities. Ashleigh Barty said Thursday Karolina Muchova was within her rights to take a medical timeout that changed the course of their Australian Open quarter-final because her "head was spinning". Other notable dunks include his shot on the Sonics’ seriously ticked off Robert Reid, and another on the Knicks’ flabbergasted Patrick Ewing. Duncan leads Spurs over Nuggets 108-103 Joe “Vanilla Sky” Alexander has restless, jumpy feet that propel him way up to block shots and confound his opponents. Many have speculated about the reasons behind this phenomenon. In fact, he set the record for most blocks and field goal percentage in a season at his high school, Linganore High in Mt. That swagger had to come from somewhere. HoopsHype ranks the five players to have shown up in trade rumors the most over the past week, including Andre Drummond and Kyle Lowry. Check out some of the big surprises in the latest 2021 NFL mock draft from NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah. On NBA 2K21, this classic version of Manu Ginobili has an Overall 2K Rating of 90 with a Build of an Offensive Threat. In fact, his hockey-head-ish hair might even be as famous as his dunk. These are two very, very different kinds of feathered friends. 44 is only four inches less than the NBA’s all-time record by His Airness, Michael Jordan, and also by Darrell Griffith. He did prefer ball to hockey, after all. That’s a mouthful. If that’s not impressive enough for you, he also played on two NBA championship teams and later coached the Philadelphia 76ers for eight seasons. They’ll all be going through and over their mountainous opponents in no time! NBA News. Anybodv can win the lottery.”. The fate of the bat, however, was unclear soon after the incident, as MYSA’s Jeff McDonald reported: Ginobili averaged 18.7 points, four assists and 5.9 rebounds in the seven-game series victory over Detroit. His shooting skills may be what he is best remembered for, but his vertical leaps were nothing to sneeze at: he made 28 inches on more than one occasion. Pretty darn safe. Emanuel David Ginóbili is part of the Baby boomers generation. Okay, so LaVine is technically not 100% Caucasian. For example, one of the best players to ever play on the Spurs, famous Argentinian sixth man, Manu Ginobili, was drafted with the fourth to last pick in … Buccaneers linebacker Devin White, the player for whom I would have voted for MVP, appeared on FS1’s Undisputed to discuss the game. James shared a moment with Edwards after the No. Loving it! "It does [matter], because a lot of players in our league have families.". “My goal is to come back and have an opportunity to go win another championship,” Suh told Albert Breer of SI.com. 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San Antonio Spurs great Manu Ginobili joins Adrian Wojnarowski on the Vertical Podcast with Woj for a candid and emotional conversation about his historic basketball career. These hippie kids protested … If you’re looking for scale, that’s taller than most baby elephants. With an average height of 6’4”, Arizin had fantastic ball handling skills, played a mean defense, and had some seriously bouncy feet. Ayesha Curry clapped back at a fan that called her a hypocrite following her latest Instagram post. It's “a move in which a player drives past a defender by stepping one way and then quickly taking a big lateral step in the other direction,” and it’s become pretty popular. Baby Boober is the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. Really, though, he’d have to in order to make it look like he belonged there among all the African American bball greats. Now that’s something to brag about at Sunday family dinners. That’s how much air was between Connaughton and those shiny floorboards at the NBA Combine in 2015.