- On February 21, 2007, Manu set a Spurs franchise record with 24 straight points against the Atlanta Hawks.
- Ginobili is the only basketball player ever to win a Euroleague, an NBA ring, and an Olympic Gold medal.
- Ginobili comes from a basketball family. Older brothers Sebastián and Leandro have played professionally in Argentina and Spain respectively. Their father, Jorge, was a coach at a club in Bahía Blanca, where Ginóbili learned to play.
- Manu is left handed and uses this to his advantage frequently when driving to the hoop.
- He was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 NBA Draft, late in the second round with the 57th overall pick.
- However, he did not sign with the Spurs until the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. In the years since, some commentators have deemed him the greatest draft day steal in modern NBA history, and perhaps all-time.
- Four-time NBA World Champion (2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) with the San Antonio Spurs.
- He plays as a Shooting Guard for the San Antonio Spurs.
- Like many Argentines, Ginóbili is a descendant of Italian immigrants, and he has dual citizenship with Argentina and Italy.
- He speaks three languages fluently: Spanish, Italian and English.
- Two-time Italian League MVP (2001 and 2002).
- Was named MVP of the 2001 Euroleague Final Four.
- Was named MVP of the 2004 Summer Olympics (Basketball).
- Two-time NBA All-Star (2005 and 2011).
- Won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2008.
- His retired jersey #20 at San Antonio Spurs.
- Member of the Argentina National team who finished runner-up at the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
- Retired from basketball at the age 41. (August 2018)
- Won the Olimpia Award (Argentine Athlete of the Year) in 2003 and 2004.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.
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