The basketball world bounds against Pau Gasol

After 22 profides, Pau Gasol has hung his basketball boots on the nail. The Los Angeles Lakers will probably move his jersey number from traffic.

When Pau Gasol talked about Kobe Bryant, tears finished. I really wanted to be, he could be here, but that s impossible, said the Spaniard at his emotional farewell performance in Barcelona. After 22 profides and two NBA titles on the side of Bryants, who lethal in the previous year, Gasol puts the basketball conclusion.

Superstar Bryant was more than just a teammate for gasol. A teacher, a mentor, a friend. Sometimes life is not fair, said the 41-year-old, he taught me, as I am a better player, a better leader. I ve always seen him as a big brother, says Gasol.

With the Los Angeles Lakers you brought the title together 2009 and 2010. The city of L.a. had never won these two championships without Pau. Everyone knows that, Bryant once said, If he stops, his jersey number comes under the hallway next to mine.

La Lakers draw the 16 out of traffic

That s exactly what will happen. According to media reports, the Lakers plan to pull the 16 out of traffic. Because Gasol was a great character of the league for a long time, and one of the most important Europeans, like Dirk Nowitzki.

Gasol, one of the Golden Generation Spain, made up where everything started. The Big Man , who also played in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks, had returned to his home club FC Barcelona in February.

I m grateful that I got the title in the league with Barca, the club where everything started, and played at the Olympic Games, he said. Gasol once became worldwide and three times European champion, which came twice Olympic Silver.