Pau Gasol, who won two NBA titles with the Lakers and formed a bond with Kobe Bryant, is retiring from basketball. The Lakers will retire his No. 16.
Gasol, 41, announced the decision Tuesday in a news conference broadcast on his Twitter page.He played 18 seasons in the NBA, including seven with the Lakers when he won a pair of NBA championships. The team acquired Gasol in a trade from Memphis, sending back a package of players that included his younger brother, Marc, who became one of the NBA’s top centers.
In his time with the Lakers, Gasol averaged 17.7 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 blocks. In his career, he was a six-time All-Star and a four-time All-NBA player. He was the 2002 NBA rookie of the year, the first non-American to win that honor.
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