The number 33 of the Memphis Grizzlies is now eternal. It is the one that Marc Gasol defended for 11 seasons, who is already the best player in his history. The tribute to the athlete was how he wanted, along with his former teammates and friends. The ‘Core 4’ Conley, Allen, Randolph and Gasol jumped onto the court together when a game between the Grizzlies and the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA regular season ended. Together, sitting in the center of the floor, they remembered old times. Conley is the only one still active.
Gasol’s Memphis game marked a way of understanding basketball and life and was a hallmark of the team and also the city, defending hard.
Surrounded by all his family, friends, former colleagues…
Among the audience were numerous fans dressed in pre-Gasol t-shirts, banners and posters from the team’s most glorious era, when the motto was ‘grit and grind’, something like ‘grit your teeth and grind’. Also the entire Gasol family. His brother Pau said that he feels “enormous pride” in his brother Marc. “I have a feeling of enormous pride, of happiness, for Marc, for the recognition that this means, for what he and his teammates achieved in this franchise, in this city, in the league”.
Thanks to Memphis
Marc, visibly moved, grabbed the microphone and, with his wife and daughters at his side, addressed the Memphis fans to thank them for “the constant love” received by the city. Gasol promised them that even when he left the franchise in 2019 to go to the Toronto Raptors and win his only ring, he took the Grizzlies with him: “When I achieved the greatest thing in basketball, which is winning a ring from the NBA, there were these guys who mean so much to me,” said Marc, talking about Allen, Conley and Randolph, before the explosion of the FedEx Forum.
With smoke, music and fire, a gigantic number with the ‘Gasol 33’ appeared on the court next to the player and began to rise towards the ceiling before the Sant Boi de Llobregat center looked on. It was the moment that everyone who had gone to the game to remember past and better times had been waiting for.
Gasol’s number 33 already shares space on the roof of the FedEx Forum in Memphis with Randolph’s ’50’, which was retired in December 2021. From this April 6, 2024, no one else will be able to wear the Memphis number 33 that already is the exclusive and forever property of Marc Gasol.
He retired two months ago
Furthermore, the Catalan announced his retirement from professional basketball on January 31 after 20 years at the highest level: “After 20 years playing basketball, it was my turn,” the 39-year-old explained in a statement. These are all the teams he played for during his career: FC Barcelona, Akasvayu Girona, Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Los Angeles Lakers and Básquet Girona.
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2024-04-07 06:59:21
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