On Saturday, Aug. 12, former Los Angeles Lakers star Pau Gasol will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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. He spent six-and-a-half seasons there and formed an outstanding star combo with Kobe Bryant.
On Friday, the Hall of Fame festivities began, and the Spaniard 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.