Former Grizzlies all-star Marc Gasol retires from basketball / Photo: OSCAR DEL POZO - AFP/File
-
South African voters report smoother local election but declining IEC trust
-
UN members approve talks on treaty protocol against environmental crime
-
Dolly Parton museum and Nashville hotel open after singer’s death
-
Family-run West Sussex beach café prepares for first winter season
-
George and Amal Clooney attend New York political-comedy reading
-
CT scans reveal health and burial clues from Egypt’s Braided Lady mummy
-
British buyers pay substantial premiums for period-home appearance
-
Oxford faces complaints over lecturer’s classroom attire
-
Thomas Markle released to house arrest after child-abuse-image charge
-
Kyren Wilson and John Higgins reach International Championship snooker final
-
Dawn of War 4 developers chose Adeptus Mechanicus for tactical variety
-
New Zealand and Tonga meet for place in Rugby League World Cup final
-
Italy face unbeaten South Africa in Turin Nations Championship match
-
Reports of unsafe AI-toy responses renew calls for child-safety rules
-
ChatGPT interactive interface feature tested across six custom tools
-
Juneau food network combines difficult supply routes with deep sharing traditions
-
Freshways milk-price cut deepens pressure on UK dairy farms
-
India climbs green-transition ranking after first emissions decline in 25 years
-
Labour and National remain virtually tied as New Zealand vote count advances
-
Trump names Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff after midterm losses
-
The Good Daughter adapts Karin Slaughter thriller with Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy
-
Restored Albanian tower houses anchor new rural tourism trail
-
Heavy-lift drone evacuates wounded Ukrainian soldier from frontline kill zone
-
Sonia Gandhi reflects on family tragedy and reluctant political career
-
Morrison says West Brom recovered after pressure from successive derby losses
-
Pope Leo begins three-country South American tour in Uruguay
-
Britain considers 2027 state visit for Ukraine’s Zelensky
-
Khawaja says entire Australia camp knew of 2018 ball-tampering plan
-
China and Gabon Upgrade Ties to 'Shared Future' Amid Strategic Pact
-
الميزانية الكندية تقترح رفع سقف التأمين على الرهون العقارية إلى 1.5 مليون دولار
-
عائلة مراهقة ترفع دعوى ضد جوجل لادعاء التقصير في حماية طالب من الانتحار عبر الذكاء الاصطناعي
-
German Auto Giants Face Existential Crisis as China Sales Plummet
-
Microsoft Xbox App Update for PC Delivers 60% Faster Startup and Redesigned Interface
-
California Mothers Leave Corporate Jobs for Entrepreneurship Amid Cost of Living Crisis
-
بودكاست 'شتامبلايتس': تحليل أفضل تسديدة في الدوري الألماني
Former Grizzlies all-star Marc Gasol retires from basketball
Spanish basketball great Marc Gasol retired from the sport Wednesday after an impressive career spanning 20 professional seasons, including 13 in the NBA.
The treble NBA all-star player, who lifted the championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, is the younger brother of two-time NBA winner Pau Gasol, who retired in October 2021.
"It's the moment to take a step to the side and share everything basketball has taught me and has given me," Marc Gasol told a news conference.
"It was time for me to do it, if I kept playing it could have had some serious consequences (physically)."
The 39-year-old center started his career at hometown team Barcelona in 2003, winning a league title in his debut season.
Gasol went to CB Girona and propelled his career forward by triumphing in the World Cup with Spain in 2006 and again in 2019, as well as winning European Championships in 2009 and 2011.
He signed for the Grizzlies in 2008 as part of a trade that sent brother Pau Gasol to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Marc Gasol spent 13 years in the United States, also playing for the Lakers in 2020-21.
Gasol returned to play for the club he founded in 2014, Basquet Girona, back in Catalonia, between 2021 and 2023.
After playing through injury last season he decided not to form part of the squad for the current campaign.
F.AbuZaid--SF-PST