The pvot returns to play, 20 years later, against Real Madrid and the white fans applaud his return.
And the WiZink Center, the 1,000 spectators who were able to attend the first match of the ACB final, stood up. And he clapped, respectfully, admiringly, sincerely. To someone else’s fraud, although Pau Gasol be world heritage.
A gesture to remember. Because that 41-year-old road guy is the one who threatens in front, the last title of the course three games ahead. Because that pvot now with gray hair, is the same as 20 years ago, when he was a thin and beardless kid, he destroyed Real Madrid both in the Copa del Carpena final and in the league, in a last game at Raimundo Saporta for the I remember.
But Pau is the same one that so many idolized in the NBA, the one who led Spain to its heights in these decades of medals and successes, the one who was always a gentleman. And all that, the dimension of a historical player, recognized the stands of the Palace, which later pitched the eternal rival loudly, as it could not be otherwise, especially to Niko Mirotic. In a significant contrast.
The ovation took place during the presentation of the Barcelona team, when he was named the 16 of Gasol. Whoops and boos until it was the turn of the pvot.
That same rostrum, although dyed red, cheers not so much for another Barça ‘ogre’. In September 2018, when the Federation paid tribute to Juan Carlos Navarro during a FIBA Windows match against Latvia, WiZink applauded La Bomba, who this Sunday was present as sports director of the section.
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