Tuesday, October 05, 2021

A Lakers Legend Finally Calls It Quits...

Honoring 2-time NBA champion Pau Gasol...who officially announced his retirement from the league on October 5, 2021.

Good luck in your retirement, Pau Gasol! I found out earlier today that the 2-time L.A. Lakers champion—who spent the final year of his basketball career playing for the FC Barcelona team in Spain—is officially hanging up his jersey after playing in the NBA for almost 20 years.

After winning two titles with Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom and company in 2009 and 2010, respectively, Gasol's jersey No. 16 should be hanging up on the rafters (preferably near Kobe's No. 24 jersey) at STAPLES Center as soon as possible. He did, after all, turn the Lake Show into a championship contender when he joined the team in February of 2008.

And of course, Gasol should become a Hall of Fame inductee within the next few years, too.

It was cool seeing Gasol play in person back on January 28, 2016...when his Chicago Bulls took on Kobe and the Lake Show at STAPLES Center. Gasol's team won that game decisively, 114-91, but it's all good.

Can't hate on a former player who gave the Lakers its 15th and 16th NBA championships in franchise history, respectively. Godspeed, Pau!

A photo I took of Pau Gasol walking past Kobe Bryant during the Lakers game against the Chicago Bulls at STAPLES Center...on January 28, 2016.

Two Los Angeles sports legends.


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