Editor's note: The story was originally published on March 6, 2023. On Saturday, Gasol will be enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
PAU GASOL'S HAIR is coiffed short and tidy now. Sensible. Hints of gray show on the sides and contrast with the brown waves up top. He looks every bit the part as the husband and father of two he has become in his post-playing days.
At first glance, the 42-year-old version of Gasol could even easily pass as a medical professional, albeit a ridiculously tall one at 7-foot-1.