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Fabricio Oberto, the starting center on the Spurs’ 2007 title team, was at practice Wednesday doing some work for a TV network that is sending features back to Argentina about the Spurs and Manu Ginobili. The sixth man is the undisputed star of the “golden generation” Argentina national team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. One of the most popular teammates in recent Spurs history, Oberto visited with old friends, former teammates and media members still around from his playing days. Oberto walked off the court with Tim Duncan, his frontcourt mate from 2005-09. “Absolutely great to see him,” Duncan said. “One of the all-time greats.” San Antonio Express-News

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Emiliano Carchia: Fabricio Oberto returns to action and signed today his contract with Atenas according to @rickyvazquez10 Twitter @SportandoBasket

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Former San Antonio Spurs center Fabricio Oberto may be done with basketball but his time in the NBA, and international play will live on in Argentina. Oberto has opened up a museum in Cordoba, Argentina (via Argentinean site Uno Entrerios) showcasing his pro basketball career including his Spurs jerseys, replicas of the 2007 NBA championship trophy he won as a Spur, his Olympic medals and various awards he won. ProjectSpurs.com

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Argentina became a blueprint for the United States on its re-ascension to dominance. Yes, talent mattered, but so did culture, and no one has embodied team the way that Argentina has with Ginobili as the best player and leader. Another Spur, Fabricio Oberto, taught Ginobili on the national team, and he's passed it down, too. Yahoo! Sports

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However, Oberto's Chicago-based agent, Herb Rudoy, told me that the reports stating Oberto and the Bulls are close to a deal and that both parties are interested in each other do not carry much weight. "[There is] no truth to this," Rudoy wrote in an email exchange Tuesday afternoon, when asked about the rumors involving Oberto and the Bulls. chicagonow.com

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The Chicago Bulls have offered center Fabricio Oberto a contract to play this season. La Mañana de Cordoba

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"Now they want him to be the Joakim Noah's backup," Oberto's agent Carlos Prunes told La Mañana Digital y Podio. "Now it's up to him to make a decision." La Mañana de Cordoba

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Fabricio Oberto was close to signing with Real Madrid 10 days ago but at the end he didn't do it. TuBasket.com

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Fabricio Oberto is close to joining Atenas de Cordoba. Ole

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Julian Mozo: Oberto: "Nobody (from the NBA) called." Twitter

Free Agency, Fabricio Oberto 

Caja Laboral included other NBA players such as Luis Scola, Andres Nocioni and Fabricio Oberto. The coach was Dusko Ivanovic, regarded in Euroleague circles as a taskmaster who conducts rigorous practices and demands much from his players. “With [Ivanovic], when you play, when you practice, he always wants you to run 200 percent,” Seraphin said. “He pushes you all the time, and on the court he hepled me with my game. He talked to me a lot. After every practice, he would just tell you, ‘When you go home, you just think about the practice tomorrow.’ ” Washington Post

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"The Spurs wanted Fabricio Oberto to be the fifth center, but that was before the lockout. We will see if they still want him," said his agent Carlos Prunes. Ole

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If he can't end up playing in the NBA, Europe can be the second option. Ole

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However, if the doors don't open in 15-20 days, Oberto doesn't rule out playing La Liga of Argentina. Ole

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From the looks of it, San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili and his former teammates Fabricio Oberto and Brent Barry have formed the closest thing the NBA will ever to a boy band (we'll NEVER see LeBron, Wade and Bosh take a picture like this). Actually Barry made a trip to Argentina to hang out with Fab and Manu and Fab documented the highlights of "Bones'" trip on Twitter. Not sure what exactly is happening here, but if Barry is involved I support it. The rest of the trip looks pretty damn cool. Many of the pictures include Fab and "Bones" hanging out backstage with Pearl Jam. My favorite is this gem featuring Oberto and Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready. Are there any musicians or actors besides Charlize Theron that are tall? ProjectSpurs.com

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Fabricio Oberto: "Until January I won't make any decisions. I don't know if I'll play or if I will retire." Pagina 12

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Ole wrote also about Fabricio Oberto who was cleared to play by doctors after heart problems. "He has no intentions to play in Argentina. He is thinking to both Europe and NBA. In America he could the the fourth or fifth big man in the roster as Sean Marks was in San Antonio" said his agente Carlos Prunes. Sportando

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"Fabricio Oberto received offers from 14 of the 16 clubs in Argentina's Liga Nacional, but he didn't accept any of them... I don't think he will play there," his agent Carlos Prunes said. Cancha Llena

Lockout, Argentina, Fabricio Oberto 

There's still a chance that Fabricio Oberto could play in the next National League. Two Argentinean clubs have made inquiries, although there's offers from outside: Flamengo and also clubs from the NBA. La Mañana

Lockout, Fabricio Oberto 

One of the most popular players in Argentine basketball history, Oberto suited up for the first game of the tournament. During pregame introductions, the ovation he received equaled those for both Ginobili and Scola, the team’s biggest stars. “It was amazing,” he said. “My legs were shaking when they cheered my name. I’m really thankful for how they treated me, and I will try to give all that love back inside the court.” Finally, before Game 2 of the tournament, against Uruguay, Oberto got the news he had hoped to hear: Team doctors and athletic trainers again had cleared him for action. “I think I will play only five minutes,” he said before that game, “but I will be happy just to be on the court.” San Antonio Express-News

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