Manu Ginobili's Most Egregious Travels

In honor of Manu Ginobili's return to from a series of untimely injuries, here's a look some of his—shall we say—"boldest" moves to the basket.

Some call it the Eurostep. Others call it one step too many. Either way, Ginobili is a master of footwork whether it falls within the rules or not. Like other stars, Manu has managed to find ways to take liberties with his steps without hearing a whistle.

If these highlights are any indication, his moves to the basket or at the end of tight games are often so dazzling that the number of those steps goes unnoticed. Here are Manu's five most "creative" interpretations of the NBA's traveling rules. 

The Hop Back

Yes, Ginobili gets pushed a bit on this play, and it's hard to argue the contact isn't at least partially responsible for the off-balance hop back. The contact wasn't called and neither way the fairly overt traveling violation.

Chalk one up for one of the game's great masters of fancy footwork. 

The Behind the Back

In his behind-the-back highlight, Ginobili appears to take a third step. Of course, among NBA stars, that third step isn't exactly a rarity.

Whether it's a violation or not, Ginobili earns style points at the very least.

The Pull-Up Three

Rarely does a player travel on an attempt from behind the arc, but Ginobili appears to test that theory on this game winner. It would have been tough to call off such a clutch shot, though.

The LeBron

Ginobili takes a nice, long hop before taking a couple more steps to the rim. LeBron James has popularized a similar move, so it can't be all bad right? Or, maybe that makes it very bad.

Thanks to the strong finish, all is forgiven.

The Pass

On this pass, it looks like Ginobili completely gives up on dribbling. It's a little hard to see where Ginobili picks up his dribble from this camera angle, but it looks like it's a step too soon.