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Pau Gasol is a Spanish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a six-time NBA All-Star, and a four-time All-NBA selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. He has won two NBA championships, both with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2002 with the Memphis Grizzlies, one of only three non-American NBA players to win that award. Gasol was enrolled at the University of Barcelona medical school, He’s been known to sit in on a spinal surgery at the Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles, where he regularly visits young patients. He speaks five languages in total and is self-taught in Italian and French
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Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, bottom, works for a rebound against San Antonio Spurs' Pau Gasol during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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San Antonio Spurs' Pau Gasol (16) is defended by Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, left, dribbles past San Antonio Spurs' Pau Gasol during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, bottom left, works for a rebound against San Antonio Spurs' Pau Gasol (16) during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol, right, talks with forward LaMarcus Aldridge during the first half of Game 6 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard (2) drives against Memphis Grizzlies forward JaMychal Green (0) as Grizzlies guard Vince Carter (15) and Spurs center Pau Gasol, back left, move for position during the second half of Game 6 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, right, passes the ball around his brother San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol during the first half of Game 4 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Saturday, April 22, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) blocks a shot by San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol (16), his brother, during the second half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol, left, passes the ball over Memphis Grizzlies guard Wayne Selden Jr., center, and forward Zach Randolph (50) during the second half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol reacts to a referee's call during the second half of Game 3 of the team's NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies, Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol (16) drives against Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33), his brother, during the first half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph, left, shoots against San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol (16) during the first half of Game 3 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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FILE - In this Monday, March 27, 2017, file photo, San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol, of Spain, celebrates a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in San Antonio. In his first season in San Antonio, Gasol has proven to be just what the Spurs needed to help make up for Tim Duncan's retirement. (AP Photo/Darren Abate, File)
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San Antonio Spurs' Pau Gasol (16) defends against his brother, Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
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San Antonio Spurs' Pau Gasol (16) plays against his brother, Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol (33) ,in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 18, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)
