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Posted at 11:28 a.m., Thursday, February 19, 2009

NBA: Ginobili out 2-3 weeks with ankle injury

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Spurs star Manu Ginobili will be sidelined two to three weeks with a stress reaction in his right ankle.

The team announced the injury to Ginobili's right distal fibula Thursday, saying it was diagnosed after X-rays, an MRI and a CAT scan. It's not the same ankle that Ginobili had surgery on last summer after the Olympics, forcing him to miss the first 12 games of the season.

Ginobili missed Tuesday's loss at New York. He also won't play today at Detroit or at Washington on Sunday, when the Spurs wrap up an eight-game road trip.

Ginobili is the third-leading scorer for the Spurs, averaging 16.1 points off the bench. The Spurs (35-17) have lost two in a row, but are still in first place in the Southwest Division.