FULL Pau Gasol Jersey Retirement Ceremony 🔥

[Music] foreign ation thank you for joining us this evening to celebrate and honor the great pow Gasol turn your attention right now to the video board as we begin our special Jersey retirement presentation it's my honor introduce my dear friend pal tonight pow was special to Kobe as a teammate as a man and as a friend Pablo Kobe predicted you and he would be together in the rafters here's a little video I want you to watch how [Music] I don't win those championships without power see you ever lay doesn't have those two championships about how to solve we know that everybody knows that and I really look forward to the day where he's there giving his speech at Center Court in front of all the fans who have supported him over the years so it's going to be awesome tonight and Now ladies and gentlemen turn your attention to the rafters as we welcome our 12th member to this illustrious group of Laker Legends join us right now in unveiling Powell Gasol's number 16. and three two one [Music] thank you and Now ladies and Gentlemen let's all welcome and newest Laker Legend number 16 the great pow Gasol [Music] thank you thank you so much thank you so much what what an unbelievable feeling what an unbelievable honor I'll start to thank Vanessa thank you so much for the video for the introduction I think you're here in the building thank you for being here I know I can't believe to tell her how much it means to me uh I love you sister I'm proud to be your brother I'm proud to be an uncle to your lovely girls I mean looking around I'm oh geez sister I love you love you uh man I'm just overwhelmed to see all the faces here all of you uh everyone that is here in the building everybody always watching from home just want to say thank you for making me feel so special it's really been my honor to wear these jerseys to play for these franchise to help this team to contribute to this city it really has so I thank you but I can't go on without talking about the person in the face that I don't see uh the brother that elevated me inspired me challenged me to be a better player just to be a better man overall I miss him I miss him so much like many of us do I love him I wish he was here with Gigi I really do but I think he'll be proud and he was looking forward to this moment so I love you brother as a as a kid growing up in Spain I had a dream I wanted to become a basketball player play in the NBA I never in a million years could think that a day like this could have come such a huge honor being amongst those great individuals in this amazing franchise so it just tells you that you know it's just never set any limitations to your what you can do what you can achieve just put in the work push yourself every day be the best that you can be as we know Mamba mentality foreign like it was yesterday when we were here on that game seven beating the Celtics what a night what a day to remember I'll never forget it I think you won't either um and I want to thank my family my parents my brothers thank you so much for being here thank you for inspiring me for guiding me supporting me throughout my life for loving me I love you guys so much foreign I'm one of the luckiest men in the world one of the main reasons because I married a fantastic and amazing woman and my wife Catherine I love you baby thank you so much for our two amazing children that I love so deeply um and this couldn't happen without my other family the Lakers family obviously uh thank you Dr Buss father Genie for for the vision your family Genie for everything that you do you're amazing I love you Linda as well you guys are incredible uh you know [Music] Rob my brother thank you for being here tonight as well uh Mitch cup check thank you for the opportunity Phila Jackson failure one of a kind you know that we all know that uh I love you thank you for encouraging your players to read thank you for introducing me and us to mindfulness I love you to death I love you and all your family to my teammates you know there are years uh man you can't thank you enough for elevating me for embracing me for taking me in or making me a better player I hope that you feel that a piece of that Jersey out there is yours because it is the coaching staffs the training staff everyone in the organization thank you uh you guys make what we do out here possible to the city of La to Lakers Nation I love you I love you deeply I love you forever thanking you from thanking me making me feel so special it's been an honor it truly has [Applause] Corazon man to all the media thank you uh for everything that you guys do we're able to reach millions of people because of you thank you I'm joining a very special group of people amongst the Laker family it's an immense honor I truly cherish it and thank you thank you thank you guys really I love I love you thank you thank you so much and I'll just I'll just finish with one thing you know too much to those who much is given much is expected and I will continue to commit my life to impacting others to making a difference too inspiring to helping others to making this world a healthier and better place I love you all thank you thank you thank you for August all you are now immortalized your jersey is retired ladies and gentlemen number 16 a great pow Gasol thank you foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] get out the way [Music]

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Length: 10min 14sec (614 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 08 2023