NBA Pay tribute to your friend with a heartbreaking missive
EFE
Pau Gasol rindi tributo a Kobe Bryant, whose death in a helicopter accident marks one year today, with an emotional message in which he remembered his former partner and “brother” in Los ngeles the Lakers.
“I miss you, brother. There is not a single day in which I do not have you present in what I do”, said the Spaniard on Twitter about his friend.
“Your spirit, your determination and your love continue to shine in my life and that of many others”, aadi.
Bryant passed away on January 26, 2020 at 41 years old in Calabasas (USA) in a helicopter crash in which eight other people died, including his daughter Tooth.
Absolute basketball legend, Bryant is the fourth highest all-time scorer in the NBA (33,643 points) and an eternal benchmark of the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he won five rings (two of them with Gasol as a squire).
The Spaniard, who in recent months has embodied like very few the sadness and emptiness left in the world of sport by the death of Bryant, was shown this Tuesday “Increblemente afortunado” of having been able to share great moments with the myth of the Lakers.
“I hope that you and Gigi are smiling from heaven seeing how strong, sweet and wonderful your girls are … They are growing up very fast, brother “, affirm.
Gasol He also regretted that his friend did not get to meet his first daughter, whose name, Elisabet Gianna Gasol, is a tribute to the deceased daughter of Bryant.
“We’ll make sure he knows where his middle name comes from and how extraordinary, loving and inspiring his cousin Gigi and uncle Kobe were. “, insurance.
“Today we honor you and celebrate your lives, you have left us so much … I wish things were different, but you are, and always will be, in our hearts “, finished.
The message of Gasol on Twitter in Spanish and English had a great echo almost immediately, since it accumulated almost seven thousand retweets and close to 30,000 “likes” in less than 20 minutes since it was published.
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