At the top of the Crypto.com Arena is his number #16, he is the first non-American player to receive the distinction in the Los Angeles franchise.
Pau Gasol has passed into immortality for the Los Angeles Lakers and his jersey, #16, has been retired and placed atop the Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as the Staples Center) next to a constellation of stars where his ‘sibling‘ Kobe Bryant, ‘magic‘ Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Besides others.
The Spaniard lived to celebrate his passing to eternal glory with one of the winningest franchises in NBA history on the night the team lost. Memphis Grizzlies. He Crypto.com Arena burst into emotion when celebrating a player who fell in love with the fans along kobe bryant with the 2009 and 2010 rings and became the First non-American basketball player to have his jersey retired by the Los Angeles franchise.
In tribute, at halftime of the match, an excerpt from an interview with kobe bryant in 2018: “There is no debate. When he retires, his number will be at the top of the flag. The reality is that we would not have won those two titles without him. We know it, we all know it.”
The thirteen numbers (of twelve players) that the Los Angeles Lakers withdrew from their roster
- kobe bryant: 8 and 24
- Shaquille O’Neal: 3. 4
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:33
- George Mikan:99
- Elgin Baylor:22
- withered chamberlain:13
- Jerry West:44
- Gail Goodrich:25
- Jamaal Wilkes:52
- irving magic Johnson:32
- James Worthy:42
- Paul Gasol:16
Marc and Paul Gassolthey will be the first brothers to have their jersey on top of an NBA pavilion (Photo: Harry How / Getty Images)
Siblings Marc and Paul Gassol they will be the first to have their shirt over every stadium where they shine. Because of 2019, when Marc was traded from the Grizzlies to the Raptorswhere he will become a champion in the NBA, the Memphis franchise announced it will have a jersey over FedEx Forum Stadiumalthough there is still no date for the celebration.
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Source: Tycsports
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