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The Check-In: Pau Gasol still has NBA and Olympic hopes

The long and laborious days Pau Gasol has filled with the rehabilitation of a left foot injury that cut his season short with the Portland Trail Blazers has not lessened during the coronavirus pandemic.

His daily regimen has been more challenging because of social distancing, but Gasol has remained diligent by doing his therapy in the garage of his wife’s family home in the Bay Area.

When Gasol did take a day off, he watched Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals between the Lakers and Boston Celtics. As he watched the entire game for the first time since winning a second consecutive title during his time with the Lakers, Gasol said he became “emotional” even though they won that championship a decade ago.