Rafael Nadal and Pau Gasol They are two of the best athletes in the history of Spain, but they are also great friends. Both have shown faithful support in many important moments of their sports careers and in the preview of the day that gasoline will see his jersey and number 16 withdrawn in the Los Angeles Lakers, Nadal wanted to have a nice detail with his friend in the form of analysis and praise of the career of the legendary Spanish basketball player.
In a video recorded from the Rafael Nadal Academy by Movistarin which he continues to prepare for his return to the courts, the Balearic tennis player spoke of the appointment with the history that he will live Pau Gasol on Tuesday night, when his jersey will be removed at Lakers Stadium, recognizing him as one of the greatest players in franchise history. «That the most emblematic team in NBA history retires Pau’s jersey is something incredible. You have to be super proud of what he has achieved, and it’s just one more example of what he is pau and what it has meant in the most important league in the world and in a sport in which things like this seemed very distant, “he assured. nadal on the gesture of the franchise The Angels.
«He is one of the greatest historical references of our sport, a pioneer in achieving things that had never been achieved before and more so in a sport like basketball, dominated by the Americans. Pau has marked the way for many others who will come later”, he completed. nadalrecognizing the greatness of Pau Gasol in a sport that is now booming in Spain after the withdrawal of the center, formerly of the Barcelonathe Memphis Grizzlies and of course, Los Angeles Lakers.
The praise of nadal towards his friend gasoline They go far beyond the merely sporting plane, and Raph wanted to influence the values transmitted by the player who will be honored by the lakers. «It is a very good example of values that must be attributed to an athlete in order for him to succeed. Not only as an athlete but also as an example of how to get there and how to do things, of respect for others. It is a much-needed example for everyone.”
Pau Gasol you will see how los angeles lakers His shirt, with the number 16, is removed in a ceremony that will take place on Tuesday night in the pavilion of the Los Angeles franchise, currently called Crypto.com Arena –former Staples Center–. The Spanish power forward will become the first member of our country to enjoy such a tribute from an NBA franchise, after a carat career in USA which he decorated with two champion rings, precisely with the ones in purple and purple.
