MADRID, 17 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Wednesday that they will retire the number 16 jersey worn by Spanish center Pau Gasol for seven seasons, key in winning the NBA in 2009 and 2010.
“Lakers legend Pau Gasol will have his number 16 jersey retired on March 7, 2023, when the team hosts the Memphis Grizzlies,” the Los Angeles franchise announced in a statement.
Pau Gasol announced his retirement last October, at the age of 41, after two decades at the top of basketball and with a second stage at Barça to say goodbye on the courts. The Spanish international returned to play for Barça after two years of injury and recovery from a foot problem.
The Catalan center left Barcelona to head to the NBA with Memphis, where he also made history in the Tennessee franchise, and in 2008 he made the leap to Los Angeles. With the Lakers he won his two rings and was a three-time NBA All-Star, and later played for the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks.