Ginobili misses World Cup, sees Argentina career end


San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili of Argentina speaks during a news conference upon his arrival at the airport in Buenos Aires July 4, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili has become resigned to not playing for Argentina again after missing the World Cup in Spain through injury.

“Today, I can say for almost certain, 98 percent, that I won’t play any more (for Argentina),” the 37-year-old said in an interview with the Buenos Aires daily La Nacion published on Saturday.

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