The Spurs have made their decision and, according to Buck Harvey, Manu Ginobili will not be playing for Argentina in the FIBA World Cup.
Spurs sent @manuginobili a letter -- citing stress fracture and recovery time, they will not grant him permission to play @FIBA. #Spurs
— Buck Harvey (@Buck_SA) July 28, 2014
For anyone unaware of the entire backstory, here's how I described it this weekend (with the links to bring you up to date):
after the championship Manu said he'd play in Spain then a physical revealed a stress fracture that could sideline him two months, but Manu expected to heal faster and still play, but reports surfaced that the Spurs and Manu didn't see eye-to-eye about his injury. Then Luis Scola, leader of the Argentine players, threatened to sit out of the World Cup because of how the organization had been mismanaged. Finally, Manu's tests came back inconclusive and that's where we stand.