Real Madrid head coach Pablo Laso has recovered and is back home feeling perfectly fine, he wrote in a post shared on Twitter Tuesday. “I was lucky that life gave me a warning,” he wrote in his message featured on social media, “As the doctor told me yesterday, I am better than five days ago.” Laso, 54, was admitted to La Moraleja University Hospital after suffering a heart attack, as announced by Madrid on Sunday. He was since discharged from the intensive care unit but remained in the hospital to be monitored, as noted in Monday’s official update on his health status. In addition, Los Blancos named assistant coach Chus Mateo as the caretaker for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, namely the Playoffs in Spain’s Liga Endesa.
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Real Madrid announced that head coach …
Real Madrid announced that head coach Pablo Laso has been admitted to Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital after suffering a myocardial infarction (heart attack). Τhe 54-year-old Laso yesterday coached Game 2 of the Spanish League semifinals between his team and Baskonia, which his team won with ease. Nothing else has been announced about his condition, neither is known if he had a medical history with heart issues.
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While Doncic is fighting to push the …
While Doncic is fighting to push the Dallas Mavericks to the next level in the playoffs after triumphing over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference semifinals, Real Madrid is back in Belgrade to compete for the “Undecima.” And Blancos coach Pablo Laso broke down what makes his former wunderkind so special.
“Luka has been a great player since he …
“Luka has been a great player since he arrived at Real Madrid when he was 13 years old,” Laso said in the opening presser for the EuroLeague Final Four. “But he’s also been a great person since that day. That made him so big. When people talked about the NBA and how he’s going to play there, I didn’t have any doubts. No doubts that he’s going to play good. Because probably the best thing he has a person, and for sure as a player, is that he’s able to adjust in any situation. And that’s something that you have to have as a person. And Luka has it.”
And then, there’s Luka Doncic. The …
And then, there’s Luka Doncic. The Slovenian prodigy is the poster boy of Madrid’s basketball youth program, but also, as Laso admits, an isolated example. That’s why it’s not a surprise for the Spanish coach the fact that Doncic is taking the NBA by storm. “Of course, Luka is one of a kind not only because of the way he sees basketball. And not only because he’s all about basketball but because I think he was very good at a lot of things. He has the character; he has respect for everyone. He is mature; he knows what to do at the right time. And this is why probably he’s having a great development in the NBA because he’s able to adjust to this situation. It simply comes to him. We saw this since he was 13-year old and arrived in Madrid. He was always ready to play. Always ready to help the team, any team that he’s been playing since that age, and he was always adjusting to the level that you put him”.
What talent means, after all? In …
What talent means, after all? In Doncic’s case, Laso has a straightforward example that illustrates what makes Doncic unique. “When we brought him on the first team (ed.note: back in 2015), we thought, “maybe he is going to be OK. We’ll see”. In two days, he’s one of the guys in the team. And this is the way he’s been on his career, and this is why he’s showing from the beginning that in the NBA he can be a very important player”.