NBA ‘El Pelusa’ always declared his passion for the former Spurs player
Diego Armando Maradona not only was he in love with football, a sport that he helped to elevate with a talent and a quality hitherto never seen. He was also a declared fan of other sports and especially the basketball and NBA. In fact, ‘The fuzz’, considered by many the best Argentine athlete in history, had no problems sharing the throne of the South American country with Manu Ginbili, the former Spurs player he surrendered to in 2019 in an interview with TyC Sports’ Lbero.
In it Maradona himself gave up the position as the most important athlete in the history of Argentina: “Manu is above all. Let’s not count it. I think he is the best athlete in the history of Argentina. It happens that there is another who played 10 who is on his heels. “
Maradona’s affection for Ginbili goes a long way. He even told him the day the former Spurs player visited his show ‘The Night of 10’ back in 2005: “While You tell me that I gave them a lot, and I thank you, I have to tell you that you took the post. That you are the greatest Argentine representative in the world. “
Maradona also stated that would have liked to meet “Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods“And he claimed to be a great NBA fan:” I’m a fan of Jordan and now of Curry. I was with the Spurs before Manu came along, when Duncan and Robinson were there. I love basketball Scola and Manu, who is above all. It’s like Messi and Ronaldo in football. “
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Among the multiple images that Maradona left on the retina of NBA fans was when he met Magic Johnson on a visit to Argentina by the myth of the Lakers. Already retired, Magic went through several cities in the country, among which was Rosario. ‘El Diez’, who was playing at Newell’s at that time, approached the pavilion to melt into a hug with the NBA idol. Magic and Maradona exchanged shirts and gave away one of the most iconic images in the history of sports.
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