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Marc Gasol announces the end of his career

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The epilogue to a great career will typically be written on Wednesday by Marc Gasol. The 39-year-old center will announce his decision in an interview he has scheduled and which is expected to be attended by his family, as well as former teammates and opponents.

The Catalan ace played for 13 years in the NBA winning the championship in 2019 with the Raptors and the best defensive award in 2013, while also being a member of the best five in 2015 and playing in three All Star Games. In 970 games with the Grizzlies, Raptors and Lakers he averaged 14 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 blocks in 32.2 minutes.

At the same time he conquered nine medals with the Spanish national team at Men’s level, including two gold medals in the World Cup (2006, 2019) and two more in EuroBasket (2009, 2011), while he also took two Olympic silver medals (2008, 2012).

After the end of his career in the NBA he returned to Spain and the Gironaof which he has been president since 2014. He helped them to promotion to Liga Endesa wearing their shirt until last season.

Source: Sport Fm

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