Former Portland Trail Blazers center Pau Gasol has announced his retirement. The 41-year-old shared a statement on Tuesday regarding his decision.
“I’m going to retire from professional basketball. It’s a difficult decision that I really thought over.”
Since the announcement, Gasol has posted many tweets highlighting the different parts of his career and all of the teams he played for, including one special post with a photo representing his retirement and the words of Kobe Bryant’s “Dear Basketball” in Spanish, English, and Catalan.
Querido baloncesto, gracias por todo.