Nearly a full year after retiring from basketball after 18 NBA seasons, which included back-to-back championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced Wednesday, August 17, that it will retire Pau Gasol’s No. 16 in March.
Gasol, who turned 42 last month, will have his number raised to the rafters at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles as the Lakers host Gasol’s first team in the league–the Memphis Grizzlies–on March 7.
Gasol will become the 11th Lakers player to have his number retired, and the fourth center along with Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal and Wilt Chamberlain. Beyond thankful and honored!!! ???????????? #LakersFamily https://t.co/ZhLJgQSqIJ…