That meeting was not what he had dreamed of. Manuel Ginóbili has arrived in the NBA and he had the opportunity to mark (and below?) His idol on the poster of his room in Bahía Blanca, Michael Jordan. The Argentine is just a rookie, he has already arrived at the great world basketball show where he made his first steps with the San Antonio Spurs and it was time to face the Washington Wizards where His Majesty gave his final presentation. Everything was given for Manu to get to know his idol, but things happened.

This Monday afternoon when Manu exploded in Everything is happening, the program of Urban Play, and shared his admiration for MG: “When I was young, I had many posters in my room, one of which was as big as life. Sometimes he talks about it. He’s a mythical character, beyond reality. “

But, of course, when the calendar box marked that the Spurs were playing the Wizards, Ginobili was unable to play: “I came from an injury and I missed the first game against the Wizards, so I had to watch it from afar. The second game, I played the other day, I thought that was my chance. However, I just played for five seconds ”said Manuel.

But nothing would happen to his mind. Gino dreamed of taking part in court for a long time with Jordan and seeing the moves he studied face to face, however, things were different. “I accepted the ball and threw a banana from half the court. Jordan was on the other end, the first half ended and Gregg Popovich no longer wears me. He did not know what he had done to me, which for me was a great offense. He needed me five seconds and that’s all he gave me, ”said the Argentine who is assigned to the world.

“The court is 28 meters, the closest I got to it was 16,” he said. Ginobili which is nothing like what he has thought and dreamed since he was little. Undoubtedly ”was the first surprising meeting since for him “someone very clearly incarnate”. “I would have liked to defend him, hit him a little bit in the ribs to see what happened, what he was. But I haven’t been close. “