The Spanish pivot Pau Gasol assured that it was “special” that Marc and he have become the first brothers to play in the Los Angeles Lakers and remarked that it would be “incredible” if both could meet in the Los Angeles franchise.
“Marc had several teams that were interested in him and what he valued the most was the opportunity to win another championship. Now, he’s going to play for the Lakers, which is a unique franchise. It is the opportunity of our life, and it is very special for us to be the first brothers to play for the Lakers, “Gasol confessed to ESPN.
For this reason, he is clear that it would be “incredible” if at “some point” he could join the team with which he won two rings in 2009 and 2010 and in which there is “meaning and history” because he also coincided with his friend and deceased Kobe Bryant.
“I am not going to lie. It would be very special, and now that my brother is there, even more so, but now I am not in a position to be very demanding. I don’t have ten offers on the table“, he stressed.
The one from Sant Boi continues fighting to return to the fields. A foot injury has prevented him from playing since March 2019 and has already undergone surgery twice for stress fractures to the navicular bone in his left foot. His recovery is slow and the Catalan recognizes that although he had “good days”, he also had “difficult” ones. “You wonder, ‘Is it really worth it? Maybe it’s time to let it go,'” she said.
Now, his goal is to play in the NBA again. “I want to have the opportunity to contribute, to feel necessary, not just to be there because that’s not what I am. I want to enjoy it and the players generally enjoy playing,” he warned. Another dream is to be able to play his fifth Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer, which would be “extraordinary.”
