Among those appearing on the special in some form will be WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, former Lakers teammate Pau Gasol, and former Lakers GM Jerry West. Stephen A. Smith will provide some thoughts on Bryant and his legacy while Snoop Dogg has planned a musical tribute to him.
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Pau Gasol
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Born: 07/06/80
Height: 7-1 / 2.16
Weight:250 lbs. / 113.4 kg.
Earnings: $219,784,441 ($254,950,452*)
Born: 07/06/80
Height: 7-1 / 2.16
Weight:250 lbs. / 113.4 kg.
Earnings: $219,784,441 ($254,950,452*)
Pau Gasol: 9/9 #seguimos #stayingthecourse
Nicolas Batum: (All in their prime) TP 4$, Navarro 1$, Deng 1$, Pau 4$,Hakeem 5$ @HoopsHype pic.twitter.com/gIZicIn0xG
“I remember that pick!” Gasol said, triumphantly “I was still around at that pick. I remember they called him ‘the Chinese Magic Johnson’ (on TV). And me and Pau, we were like, ‘What are we doing? Who is this?’” Gasol and his comrades dutifully raised a glass to each draftee and hoped for a different outcome each time Silver appeared. “I’m a big guy,” Gasol said, “I can hold myself.” Until, finally, he couldn’t “By the time the 48th pick came around,” he said, “I was already out.”
Pau Gasol wants Lakers return
Pau Gasol is working toward what he hopes will be an NBA comeback and a spot on Spain’s Olympic team in Tokyo, the six-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion told ESPN on Wednesday. Gasol, 40, has identified the Los Angeles Lakers as one of his dream destinations.
“There is meaning and history there,” said Gasol, who won titles with the Lakers alongside Kobe Bryant in 2009 and 2010. “I’m not going to lie. It would be very special, and now that my brother [Marc] is there, even more special. But I’m not in a position now to be very demanding. I don’t have 10 offers on the table.”
