Spanish basketball has been waiting for months to know if its historic best player will return to competition. A tweet and an article from Sports world have provided the answer: the former player of the Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers or the San Antonio Spurs, two-time NBA champions (2009 and 2010), will return to his training club, FC Barcelona.
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Long handicapped by an injury to the left foot (stress fracture), the eldest of the Gasol brothers (40) has not played again since March 2019 and a quick visit to the Milwaukee Bucks (NBA).
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He aims for a fifth participation in the Olympics
He will take advantage of this return to competition to aim for a fifth participation in the Olympics with La Roja, this summer in Toyko, who already has three Olympic medals (silver in 2008 and 2012, bronze in 2016). He will then be 41 years old.
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In addition, Gasol will be able to participate at the end of the season in the Euroleague, since he was not engaged in the competition with another club this season.
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