'Ginobili is the best player in the NBA,' per a 10-year-old Ginobili
Manu Ginobili is not only one of the best players in NBA history, he's also one of the best people. A wonderful role model who gives back to the community and has been as selfless as any star the league's ever seen, Ginobili has plenty of young fans.
One of them happens to share the same name. Ginobili San Miguel-Ramirez, a 10-year-old fan of the San Antonio Spurs, recently got to meet and hold a conversation with his favorite player. Here's more, courtesy of Spurs.com:
Ginobili is 37 years old but, somehow, still a highly efficient offensive weapon. And even though he isn't the best player in the league, mini-Ginobili will probably go on thinking that forever. As he very well should.
Ginobili Ramirez has heard clips of Charles Barkley yelling his name thousands of times. It’s also a useful tool for Ginobili’s parents to get him to come to the dinner table. When he was younger, Ginobili would see Manu on TV and say, “that’s me!” “He’s going to have to deal with that name forever,” Manu said. “So we’re always going to be linked.” Little Ginobili recently began playing basketball, too. “Ginobili’s the best player in the NBA,” Ramirez said, without a hint of bias. “He’s why I joined a basketball team.”
