MADRID, Jan. 27 (SportsFinding) –
The Real Madrid basketball coach, Pablo Laso, considered the news “very sad for the whole family of basketball” the death of Kobe Bryant, a player who “transcended beyond the court” for his human factor, and showed a ” determination and an attitude “beyond putting baskets.
“I think that many times what he gave to basketball transcends beyond the court and all those who have known him talk about that human quality. That leaves touched, and the proof is the many reactions that have been in the world of sports “Laso told the media on his arrival at the Gala of the Sports Press Association of Madrid (APDM).
“With what happened yesterday, today's gala is different. Sad news happened for the whole family of basketball, but on the other hand, unfortunately life gives you these setbacks. I want to give condolences to the whole family,” he confessed. technical.
The Vitorian recalled that, “unfortunately”, the calendar to which they are subjected makes them live “very fast” and could barely assume the news. “We found out at the end of the game in Manresa, said the bus, there was silence, and we learned more news on the return trip,” he said.
“Today we have rested, but of course it was a 'shock'. When misfortunes of these occur in the world of sport everyone comments on it and stays in 'shock'. I think it is news that leaves everyone like that, but it's what we play and we have to look forward, “added the Madrid coach.
For Laso, Bryant “has been a great basketball player and a player who has probably marked an era.” “He showed a determination, an attitude that went beyond putting baskets, such as shortening his recovery during such a serious injury, which meant for his team, the fact that it was probably one of the few players that has remained on the same team in the NBA, “he recalled.