Spurs Lose Guard Manu Ginobili to Broken Hand

Spurs Lose Guard Manu Ginobili to Broken Hand
Kareem Shaker

Minneapolis, MN

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili will be out indefinitely after suffering a broken bone in his left hand in Monday's loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Ginobili fractured the fifth metacarpal in his shooting hand in the second quarter of San Antonio's 106-96 loss to Minnesota. He'll be reevaluated Tuesday in San Antonio.

Spurs assistant coach Don Newman said on the team's postgame show that Ginobili could miss four to six weeks.

James Anderson, a first round pick by the Spurs in 2010, came in for Ginobili and will likely see big jump in his playing time in the star guard's absence.

Ginobili, 34, was averaging 19.8 points and 3.3 assists in four games entering Monday. He left with eight points in 12 minutes against the Timberwolves.