Manu Ginobili Says He Saw UFO

The Spurs were in Los Angeles to play the Clippers earlier this month. I have no idea who won and, frankly, it probably won't much matter when the playoffs get here this summer. What's worth remembering from the trip -- especially if you're Manu Ginobili -- is the, ahem, unidentified flying object spotted in the distance as the team was loading up the bus.

TMZ has some grainy footage. You can't see much, but you can hear people wondering what it is they're looking at.

(By the way: TMZ is everywhere. I think we all agree on this. Instead of following around say, Lindsey Lohan, how about they train their cameras skyward? Then we'd know what we're dealing with here. Or better yet: pool their resources and find Osama Bin Laden. Just thinking out loud here.)

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According to, ahem, UFO Digest, Ginobili tweeted that, "I think I've just seen an airplane in flames plummeting! Unless I'm still asleep and its just a dream." And TMZ adds that Ginobili has been researching UFOs since his "encounter."

Manu posted his findings on his Facebook page yesterday, saying the best answer he could come up with was "a kind of spacecraft which is called X-37B and was supposed to land in the area between December 3 and 6. According to various media, it landed on Dec 3." Manu points out that he spotted the craft on December 1 ... not December 3 ... so THE MYSTERY REMAINS.

The truth is out there. Oh, and trust no one. Obviously.