SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs guard Manu Ginobili will undergo surgery on his broken left hand and is expected to miss at least two months.
Ginobili tweeted Wednesday that he’ll have a plate screwed onto his shooting hand Thursday. He injured it during the second quarter of a loss at Minnesota on Monday night.
Ginobili was averaging 17.4 points a game and was San Antonio’s leading scorer.
Losing Ginobili again is a major blow for the Spurs after the two-time All-Star hobbled into the playoffs last year with a sprained elbow. That injury helped doom San Antonio in its first-round loss to Memphis despite a 61-win season.
The 34-year-old Ginobili has become the emotional and offensive centerpiece for the Spurs as Tim Duncan has gotten older. The Spurs host Golden State on Wednesday night.
