During A Ceremony That Is Scheduled To Be Held On March 7th, The Los Angeles Lakers Will Retire Pau Gasol's No. 16 Jersey
Los Angeles announced Wednesday that it will honor Gasol's No. 16 when it hosts the Memphis Grizzlies on March 7.
Memphis traded Gasol to Los Angeles in 2008, and he and Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to three straight NBA Finals appearances.
In Los Angeles, Gasol played from 2009 to 2014, when he signed with the Chicago Bulls as a free agent. During his time with the franchise, he earned three of his six career All-Star appearances.
After playing a final season for his native country of Spain, he announced that he was retiring from basketball last fall.
Aside from Bryant, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, James Worthy, Gail Goodrich and Jamaal Wilkes,
Gasol's jersey will hang alongside those of Hall of Fame centers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal and Wilt Chamberlain.
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