Garbajosa: ‘Pau is a source of pride for basketball and Spanish sport’

Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) President Jorge Garbajosa underscored Pau Gasol’s character and sporting legacy, saying tonight that the Los Angeles Lakers will take off his jersey to honor him, saying, “That’s the source. I am proud of all basketball and Spanish sports.”

“Pau is arguably the best player in the history of Spanish basketball and one of the best athletes in the history of world basketball. As I said when I did, his sporting and personal legacy is forever,” Jorge Garvajosa said in a statement broadcast in February.

Of the FEB president, who has shared a changing room with Pau Gasol on several successful occasions in national team history, he said: Los Angeles Lakers His pavilion roof is not only the pride of his basketball, but of all Spain. The retirement of a number-bearing player with his NBA is a milestone that is hard to repeat, and one that we must relish and appreciate for what it is: in our history. This is an unprecedented event.

“Pau’s recognition across Spain is also due to the example of the commitment his career and commitment to basketball values ​​has provided, and is an invaluable legacy for new generations,” he said. are doing.

“Pau is one of the great stars in the history of basketball and a benchmark for all of us who love the sport, but he has that side of the Spanish sport as a whole and he has represented it. I appreciate everything he has done, on the slopes and on the slopes,” he said.

“As President of the FEB and on behalf of the entire Spanish basketball world, I would like to congratulate Pau Gasol and be proud to share at an event like the one he has been experiencing recently. We do,” asserts Garbajosa.