Manu is a dude.
It was nice of Manu and Oberto to give that bum a jacket.
I was thinking the exact same thing![]()
Celebrating Fab
by Bill Schoening | November 9, 2010
I have been blessed in my career that now spans over 30 years (man I'm old) to have covered some special guys. I am not just talking about outstanding athletes. I mean great people that make this entire life experience richer because you shared some time with them. I can honestly say I feel that way about Fabricio Oberto.
Fab was always generous with his time and able to speak in depth on a number of topics. Although he was a grizzled veteran of Euroleague, FIBA, and NBA battles, he was just as likely to chat about his music studio as he was about the challenge of boxing out Shaquille O'Neal.
With a recent history of an irregular heartbeat, Fab made the difficult decision to hang up the sneakers last week.
Before heading back to Argentina, he stopped by San Antonio to spend time with his good friends Manu Ginobili, Tiago Splitter and Luis Scola. During a timeout the fans at the Rockets-Spurs game got a chance to recognize and pay tribute to a guy who was blue collar in every way. They responded with a standing ovation.
It was a fitting farewell for a guy who said the best chapter in his 18 year career was the four years he spent as a Spur.
scola
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