What Manu Ginobili Gave Us

A Latinx fan honors Argentina’s basketball legend for his timeless heroics in San Antonio

Alan Torres
Nov 16, 2020 · 7 min read
Original art by Matt Mitchell (Twitter)

Who was your first Latinx sports hero?

Sadly for me, it took being away from my Latin roots to realize how important my culture was and to find my first Latin hero. When I lived in Mexico as a child, I did not idolize Rafa Marquez or Fernando…

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