- Pau Gasol
es icon] He is described as "a family boy and the perfect student, a tad shy, and a bit of a joker." His younger brother, Marc, who is 7 feet tall and 280 pounds, is also a professional basketball player, currently playing for the
Memphis Grizzlies . [cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_sign_marc_gasol-080709.html|title=Grizzlies sign 2008 ACB Most Valuable Player Marc Gasol|work=NBA.com|date=2008-06-23|accessdate=2008-07-11] Marc was drafted by theLos Angeles Lakers , 48th overall, in the2007 NBA Draft and his rights were traded to theMemphis Grizzlies , as part of the deal that sent Gasol to the Lakers. Gasol currently resides in Marina del Rey and is single. [cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/la-spw-gasol4-2008may04,0,6969635.story |title=Up close and personal with the Lakers' Pau Gasol|work=Chicago Tribune |date=2008-05-04|accessdate=2008-06-18 ]Controversy
Gasol was involved in a controversial picture taken by the Spanish men's basketball team prior to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The team posed for a pre-Olympics "slant-eye" picture. [ [http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/sports/more_sports/olympics&id=6325693 Spain's 'slanted-eye' pose causes stir] ] Said Gasol of the photo: "It was something like supposed to be funny or something but never offensive in any way [...] I'm sorry if anybody thought or took it the wrong way and thought that it was offensive." [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10527014 Spanish defend Olympic 'slant-eye' photo] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.paugasol.com/ Official site] es icon ca icon en icon
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/pau_gasol/index.html NBA.com Profile]
* [http://www.interbasket.net/players/pau.htm Pau Gasol Player Profile (InterBasket)]
* [http://gransherois.blogspot.com/2007/09/pau-gasol.html#links Pau Gasol video in Herois]
* [http://www.hoopsworld.com/global/article_20763.shtml Pau Gasol story on Hoopsworld.com]
* [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A2C Pau Gasol Player Profile (ACB)]
* [http://www.lakersland.it Pau Gasol Italian Fan Site]Persondata
NAME = Gasol Sáez, Pau
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = NBA Player
DATE OF BIRTH = July 6, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH =Sant Boi de Llobregat , Barcelona,Catalonia
DATE OF DEATH =
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