An interview published in Argentina featured a strong statement from Manu Ginobili about his future with the Spurs.

Ginobili clarified his comments for the Express-News before Wednesday's game.

Ginobili does not expect the Spurs to offer him a contract extension before the five-year deal he signed in 2004 expires this summer.

He stressed that doesn't mean he expects to be leaving the team.

"Just because I don't expect the Spurs to extend my contract before it expires does not mean my days as a Spur are over," he said.

Ginobili said the confusion about his comments likely was a result of differences in player contracts in Argentina.

"In Argentina," he said, "the term extension, as it is here, doesn't exist. The fact is, they can re-sign me before the deal is over. They took 'extend' to mean even after it is over, instead of re-sign. So they are two different terms."