Only a year and a half after his retirement, Pau Gasol will have one of his most memorable days in the NBA. He will no longer do this as a player. He will do so as one of the references in the club’s history. This lakers They will retire the number 16, which he used while on the California roster, at halftime against his first team, the Memphis Grizzlies, when he was promoted to the League (04:00, #Vamos). It will appear on the roof, starting March 7 Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center), alongside a dozen names that are part of the history of sports, among others Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar kobe bryantWilt Chamberlain or Shaquille O’Neal. “It’s very special that the Lakers retire my jersey, I don’t know how to calibrate or process the size,” he says. pauAt 42, she’s overwhelmed right now.
As he admitted in an interview with El Periódico this week, it will be a day of emotions, very intense feelings. Therefore, he will do this surrounded by his family, parents, wife. cat mcdonell and his sons, Elizabeth and Maxlike your friends attractive anyone Juan Carlos Navarro, The current general manager of Barça, one of the legends of Spanish basketball, for example Philip ReyesRaúl López, Jorge Garbajosa or Jose Manuel Calderon both from familyand Kobe Bryant, that he formed a very special bond after his death and was one of the first to publicly claim it.
“No controversy. When Pau retires, his name will be on the roof of the pavilion next to me,” he said at the time. kobeIt is an initiative initiated by the president. lakers, Jeannie BussIt didn’t take long to get.
He will live with two championship rings and three finals in the Lakers’ seven seasons with purple and gold colors. Pau Gasol It’s a way to value your career in the NBA. “It’s a pride for our basketball. The fact that Pau’s shirt is at the top of such a symbolic stadium means that we are all represented in a very small part,” he said. Jorge GarbajosaChairman of the FEB.
It is impossible to understand Spanish basketball in the 21st century without the influence of Spanish basketball. Pau Gazol, The pioneer who opened the doors of the NBA to its fullest and led a generation to compete fearlessly and rise to the top of the game. Pau was also part of the unique generation of foreign stars in the American League. Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Yao Ming this changed the perception of international players that existed until then. Now, with his shirt removed, his name will become an indelible part in the history of one of the legendary teams.