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San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, (20) shoots a 3-point shot over Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Ginobili scored 24 points as the Spurs won 115-90. (AP Photo/Bahram Mark Sobhani)

Spurs' Ginobili to undergo surgery on broken hand

January 04, 2012 2:45 PM

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs guard Manu Ginobili will undergo surgery on his broken left hand and is expected to miss at least two months.

Ginobili tweeted Wednesday that he'll have a plate screwed onto his shooting hand Thursday. He injured it during the second quarter of a loss at Minnesota on Monday night.

Ginobili was averaging 17.4 points a game and was San Antonio's leading scorer.

Losing Ginobili again is a major blow for the Spurs after the two-time All-Star hobbled into the playoffs last year with a sprained elbow. That injury helped doom San Antonio in its first-round loss to Memphis despite a 61-win season.

The 34-year-old Ginobili has become the emotional and offensive centerpiece for the Spurs as Tim Duncan has gotten older. The Spurs host Golden State on Wednesday night.

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