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Ginobili, Argentina ready for last shot at Olympic Gold

Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs takes a shot against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the game on November 24, 2010 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  (Gett Images)
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Updated: 5/08/2012 4:22 pm
By Michael De Leon, Project Spurs.com

While San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili has some big games ahead in the NBA playoffs after the Spurs swept the Utah Jazz last night, he has his sights set on not just a gold-overlayed Larry O'Brien trophy, but also Olympic gold.

Ginobili is part of the "golden generation" in Argentina, including Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni, Fabricio Oberto, Pablo Prigioni and Carlos Delfino. It's the same group that came up together and finished second in the 2002 World Championships and the same team that beat the United States and won the gold medal in the 2004 Olympics.

This summer's Olympic games is widely considered their last run together and their last shot at winning another gold medal for Argentina.

But it won't come easy for the aging group, who will have to face the United States and Spain in Group A.

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