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The legendary Spanish basketball player Pau Gasol will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, This according to reports from ESPN. The former Lakers player would enter the group of the immortals of the sport of heights along with big names such as Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Becky Hammon and Gregg Popovich.
According to the same reports of ESPN, the official announcement would be made at the NCAA Final Four in Houston next weekend. In this way, it would be confirming what was an open secret and what many basketball fans were waiting for. The power forward formed an important partnership on the Lakers with the late Kobe Bryant.
It should be noted that Pau Gasol left six appearances in the NBA All-Star Game, two titles and an award as Rookie of the Year in the 18 seasons he played in the best basketball in the worldwhose last season he played in 2018-2019, to all this is added his achievements with the Spanish National Team in which he led a golden generation for basketball in his country.
A few weeks ago, Pau Gasol’s number 16 was retired by the Lakers in an emotional ceremony for the Spaniard who could not contain tears of emotion, an emotion that promises to grow even more with his exaltation to the Basketball Hall of Immortals.
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