Ginobili Knocks Out Bat, Gets Rabies Shots
November 2, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Basketball
Manu Ginobili never backs down from a challenge. On Halloween, with a bat interrupting play between the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings, Ginobili rose to the challenge. With one swipe, he knocked the bat out of the air. He then picked it up and handed it to arena worker.
The San Antonio home crowd gave Ginobili a rousing round of applause. Even a few members of the Kings couldn’t stop themselves from clapping for Ginobili.
The Spurs ended up beating the Kings 113-94. Ginobili finished the game with 13 points, three assists, one rebound, one steal and one batted bat.
However, it wasn’t all fun and games for the Argentine guard. The day after the bat incident, Ginobili had to get rabies shots. Although it is uncertain whether the bat had rabies, Ginobili got the rabies shots as a precautionary measure.
“When you can’t dunk anymore,” joked Ginobili, “you’ve got to find some way to make it to the news.”
Here is the Manu Ginobili bat video:
