"Manu Ginobili has been half a world removed from his team back in San Antonio for most of the lockout.

Ginobili has been chilling in the Bahia Blanca region of Argentina, enjoying time with his family back home that he normally doesn't have the opportunity to savor when the NBA usually is playing.

Despite his enforced idleness from the Spurs, Ginobili told FIBA.com that he's "happy" about life as he practices with Estudiantes de Bahia Blanca to keep fit.

He still plans to play for Argentina at the Olympics in London next season.

And it sounds like he's not missing the grind of squaring off with defenders like Tony Allen and Shane Battier too much."