With less than a month until the 2024 NBA Draft, every prospect is looking to get in the gym in front of NBA personnel to try and improve their stock. The NBA Draft Combine in the middle of May offered a chance for these players to go head-to-head, but individual meetings are where a draft prospect earns his stripes.
After flaming out against the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers returned the following year with an eye on getting back to the Finals.
In their quest to defend their NBA Championship, the 2010 Los Angeles Lakers saw quite the road in front of them. Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol led them past a very formidable Oklahoma City Thunder team, setting up for a second-round matchup with the Utah Jazz.
For the second consecutive year, the Los Angeles Lakers’ title hopes were ended by the Denver Nuggets though this past series was much more heart wrenching.
The Los Angeles Lakers added yet another NBA championship to their trophy case in 2010, eventually defeated their arch-rival Boston Celtics in a seven-game series that will long be celebrated by the legion of fans.
The Gasol brothers, Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol spent over a decade each, playing in the NBA. The Spanish brothers have an age gap of four years, and nearly same was the gap between their debuts.
On Saturday night, the Memphis Grizzlies honored beloved big man Marc Gasol with a jersey retirement ceremony. Surrounded by friends, family, former teammates, fans, and members of the Grizzlies organization, the 39-year-old watched his familiar No.
While it has been a disappointing season for the Los Angeles Lakers, there are still people who believe in this team, one of them being franchise legend Pau Gasol.
Back in 2011, there was almost a blockbuster trade that would have changed so much about the Los Angeles Lakers and NBA as a whole. Of course everyone is now aware of the infamous three-way trade that would have sent Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom out and brought Chris Paul to the Lakers.
Last week finally saw the unveiling of the first of three Kobe Bryant statues that will grace the plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena. The ceremony brought back many legends of the Los Angeles Lakers including Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol, amongst others.
The Los Angeles Lakers finally unveiled their Kobe Bryant statue outside of the Crypto.com Arena aka ‘The House that Kobe built.’ Of course many were in attendance for the ceremony with the likes of Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher speaking while Lamar Odom, Metta World Peace and, of course, Pau Gasol were in the audience.
In 2014, Pau Gasol was contemplating what would be the next stop of his NBA career. He proudly bled Purple and Gold as he served as one of the cornerstones of the Lakers for seven seasons and helped them to win back-to-back world championships in 2009 and 2010.
On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers (in Las Vegas) to win the In-Season Tournament Championship. During the game,
Basketball Hall of Fame speeches are for honoring the game's greats. And apparently, for roasting them. There were a number of heartfelt, emotional speeches on Saturday night.
Pau Gasol was an All-Star before he got to the Lakers. But he says he wouldn't have been a Hall of Famer without Kobe Bryant. During his Hall of Fame induction
The NBA has really developed into an international league in recent years. Here are the 20 best international players in NBA history.
These names add to an illustrious list that puts the 2023 class in a conversation among the best Hall of Fame classes in basketball history.
Former Lakers center Pau Gasol was criticial of the NBA's on-court direction.
Watching retired Laker great Pau Gasol's jersey hung from the rafters reminded Anthony Davis of one of his career dreams.
Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol spent just two seasons playing together for the Chicago Bulls. However, it was enough to forge a deep, lifelong bond that continued despite their diverging paths.
Los Angeles Lakers power forward/center Pau Gasol, a likely first-ballot Hall of Famer this year, saw his No. 16 jersey join the other LA immortals in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena last night.
Pau Gasol, a finalist for Hall of Fame induction this year, received another high honor on Tuesday when the Los Angeles Lakers retired his No. 16 jersey.
Pau Gasol and the late Kobe Bryant played together with the Los Angeles Lakers for parts of seven seasons, winning back-to-back titles in the process. The two shared a bond on and off the court. It’s what made Tuesday's jersey retirement so bittersweet for the six-time All-Star and future Hall of Famer Gasol.
On Tuesday, Pau Gasol will become the 12th player to have his jersey number retired by the Los Angeles Lakers during their game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the team that traded him to Los Angeles.
Two former Chicago Bulls, Pau Gasol and Dwayne Wade, are eligible for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2023 Class. With NBA All-Star weekend under way, basketball fans have a break to talk about the NBA's past and future.
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