For various reasons – some very personal, others less so – Pau Gasol has been front and center in my mind for the past couple of years.
The whole thing started almost two years ago, when my wife and I relocated, from New York to Barcelona, Spain. As an L.A. native, I couldn’t help but refer to the move as “the reverse Gasol”.
A pleasant surprise on arrival (that, in hindsight, isn’t surprising at all) was the social value of Lakers fandom. That’s all Pau. Magic and Kobe may have gotten that ball rolling over the years, but it’s the deep, heartfelt love for and pride in Pau (and Marc) that keeps it going.