Ronald Cortes/Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) — There was likely not a dry eye at the AT&T Center in San Antonio Thursday night. The Spurs held an emotional ceremony to retire Manu Ginobili’s No. 20 jersey after the team’s 116-110 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
During the ceremony, former Spurs players Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Fabricio Oberto joined coach Gregg Popovich to give speeches in celebration of the future Hall of Fame guard’s career, according to ESPN.
For his own part, Ginobili, 41, delivered a speech partially in English and partially in Spanish, ESPN reported.
“I’m telling you, I’m one of the lucky ones,” Ginobili said during Thursday’s heartfelt ceremony. “I’ve been dealt amazing cards. I just had to play them OK. That was all I had to do.”
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Fans from all over the world, former teammates and coaches all packed into the arena to witness the celebration for Ginobili. At breaks in the game, highlights of Ginobili’s 23-season career were played on the scoreboard.
Ginobili, whose achievements included four NBA titles, an Olympic gold medal for Argentina and a EuroLeague MVP award, announced his retirement via Twitter last August.
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