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Should Pau Gasol’s jersey be retired by the Los Angeles Lakers?
Baylor, Bryant, O’Neal, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, Hearn, Goodrich, Worthy, West, and Wilkes. All names hang proudly in the rafters of Staples Center, remembering the titans of the game who each impacted the Los Angeles Lakers immensely. Has Pau Gasol done enough to be worthy of inclusion?
The year was 2007; the Los Angeles Lakers were struggling to put together a competitive team capable of winning a Championship. After the success of three-peating in the early 2000s, Kobe Bryant was not accustomed to losing.