On Saturday, Aug. 12, former Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol will officially be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
It will be the ultimate validation of a sensational basketball resume that includes six All-Star selections, back-to-back NBA championships and two Olympic silver medals.
Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2008, and he transformed them into instant title contenders while spending six and a half seasons there and forming an outstanding star combo with Kobe Bryant.
On Friday, the Hall of Fame festivities began, and it was there that the Spanish native received a jacket and ring commemorating his induction.
6x NBA All-Star
4x All-NBA
2x NBA Champion2023 @Hoophall inductee, Pau Gasol.
Watch the enshrinement ceremony tomorrow at 8pm/et on NBA TV. pic.twitter.com/53mdJ7Q8Sb
— NBA (@NBA) August 12, 2023
The Gasol fam showed out for Pau 🥹🙌 #23HoopClass pic.twitter.com/BT6c6pWt8j
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 12, 2023
That HOF feeling! 🤩👔@Hoophall #23HoopClass pic.twitter.com/kLNGm2X2Ma
— NBA TV (@NBATV) August 12, 2023
Pau. Pop. Dirk. Tony. Dwyane.
Iconic.
📺: The #23HoopClass Enshrinement Tomorrow 8pm/et on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/LsNb1CqUFn
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) August 12, 2023
Saturday is sure to be an emotional day and night for the Lakers great.
