Spurs' Ginobili to miss 7 to 10 days

After being examined by members of the Spurs medical staff Thursday, guard Manu Ginobili has been ruled out of action for seven to 10 days.

An MRI exam confirmed that Ginobili suffered a mild left groin strain during Wednesday's game against the Mavericks in Dallas. He previously had been bothered by a left hamstring strain that caused Spurs coach Gregg Popovich to sit him during the fourth quarter of a loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday.

Both Ginobili and All-NBA point guard Tony Parker, still ailing with a sprained left ankle, were inactive for Thursday's game against the Jazz. Parker now is listed as day-to-day.

The muscle strains that have plagued Ginobili are a disappointment after a summer spent taking it easy so he could rehabilitate a stress fracture in his right ankle.

“I'd be disingenuous if I said I wasn't disappointed he's been hurt in different ways since he did rest this summer,” Popovich said. “I'm surprised by it, and didn't expect it, but we still have to deal with it.”

Asked if he was alarmed by Ginobili's early injuries, Popovich played it coy.

“I'm just going to stick with what I've already said,” he replied.

Team physician Dr. David Schmidt said Ginobili will be on a regimen of ice, compression and stretching until the groin heals but stressed that the strain was considered mild....