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<\/p>\nAfter moving remarks by the other twelve members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022, it was finally time for Spurs great Manu Ginobili to deliver the event’s closing address. He was greeted with the largest round of applause of the evening.<\/p>\n
On Saturday night in Springfield, Massachusetts, George Karl, Hardaway, Manu Ginobili, Swin Cash, Bob Huggins, Del Harris, Lindsay Whalen, Marianne Stanley, Theresa Shank Grentz, and Swin Cash all gave enshrinement speeches as new inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n
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Both in the United States and in Argentina, the San Antonio Spurs player is revered as a legend. While being a part of four NBA championships is an incredible accomplishment for any player, Manu’s 2004 Olympic Gold Medal victory over the United States may have been his career’s pinnacle moment.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ: \u201cShoutout to Aaron Donald\u201d: Stephen Curry Thanks Super Bowl Champion For the \u2018Ring Me\u2019 Celebration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Messi was all praise<\/a> following Ginobili’s admission into the Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes me very proud to hear a journalist say that \u2018Manu is the Messi of basketball\u2019, in fact, they should say that I am the Manu of football.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Lionel Messi:<\/p>\n \u201cIt makes me very proud to hear a journalist say that \u2018Manu is the Messi of basketball\u2019, in fact they should say that I am the Manu of football.\u201d<\/p>\n (via @spurs<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/kIp5W4mBFZ<\/a><\/p>\n — Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nLionel Messi all praises about Manu Ginobili<\/h2>\n
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