Ginobili breaks shooting hand, out long-term

(Reuters) – San Antonio   Spurs guard Manu Ginobili   fractured his left shooting hand during a loss to  the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday and is out indefinitely,  the team said.
Ginobili was injured during the second quarter when he rose  to shoot the ball and was fouled by Anthony Tolliver. He will be  further examined on Tuesday.
Without their leading scorer, the Spurs (3-2) went on to  lose to the Timberwolves 106-96.
A two-time NBA All Star, Ginobili entered the night  averaging a team-best 19.8 points per game before suffering the  break.
The Argentine play-maker has been a valuable member of San  Antonio’s core over the years and helped the franchise capture  NBA championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
Despite compiling the league’s best record a year ago, the  Spurs lost in the first round of the playoffs and are a team in  transition with franchise player Tim Duncan now veteran.