Q 01/05

What flying animal did Manu Ginobili swat out of the air bare-handed during a 2009 Spurs home game?

A) An owl

B) A pigeon

C) A bat

D) A sparrow

Answer · why

C) A bat

A bat had stopped play by swooping over the court on Halloween night, so he knocked it down and carried it off to thunderous cheers.

Q 02/05

Which medical treatment did Manu Ginobili need after swatting a wild animal mid-game in 2009?

A) A tetanus booster

B) Rabies shots

C) Hand stitches

D) A wrist cast

Answer · why

B) Rabies shots

Rabies shots were the safe course because an usher had let the animal fly off outside, so nobody could test it. He told fans not to copy him.

Q 03/05

What was Manu Ginobili doing overseas at the moment the Spurs picked him in the 1999 NBA draft?

A) Sleeping

B) Playing a game

C) Sitting an exam

D) Watching on TV

Answer · why

A) Sleeping

Sleeping through draft night made sense to a young guard who doubted he would ever play real NBA minutes. He later said he thought the pick was a mist...

Q 04/05

Which sidestepping move, now common across the NBA, did Manu Ginobili popularize in the 2000s?

A) Step-back

B) Euro step

C) Crossover

D) Fadeaway

Answer · why

B) Euro step

Euro step footwork was something he honed on Argentine playgrounds: one long stride one way, then a second the other way to slip past a defender.

Q 05/05

Which team did Manu Ginobili's Argentina stun in the 2004 Olympic semifinals on the way to gold?

A) Puerto Rico

B) New Zealand

C) United States

D) Serbia and Montenegro

Answer · why

C) United States

United States stars including Allen Iverson fell 89-81 as he poured in 29 points. It was the first time since NBA players joined in 1992 that they wen...