It’s no secret that Kobe Bryant had a huge impact on the life and career of Paul Gasol. In the early hours of this Tuesday, during the removal of Pau’s shirtnor the very ’16’ of Lakers he imagined that he tribute It could start so emotionally.

Vanessa Bryant broke into the pavilion wholesale office center and showed the Catalan player a video where Kobe, in the 2018 Oscar Galaoffered a few words to his brother predicting that day.

Just before, Kobe’s wife presented with a speech the document that moved Gasol where the American legend appeared: “It is an honor to welcome my friend Pau tonight“.

“Pau was special to Kobe as a teammate, as a man and as a friend“, he expressed. “Kobe predicted he and you would be with him at the top. Here’s a little video I want you to see,” he added, and showed her the recording made in 2018, when Kobe was already retired but had a premise between his eyebrows.

“There is no discussion. When Pau retires, he will have his number at the top of the pavilion. The reality is that I wouldn’t have won those two rings without Pau. The city of Los Angeles would not have these two rings without Pau. We know it, everyone knows it,” he told ‘EFE Deportes’.

“I look forward to the day when he receives this tribute and delivers the speech in midfield, in front of all the fans who have supported him. It’s gonna be an amazing nightKobe added.

This long-awaited moment happened on the night of this Tuesday at half time of the game Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies there Pau reacted with tears and recognized that she is still very present in his life: “I miss him a lot, like many of us. I wish I was here today.”

The Catalan, in a press conference he gave later, also confessed that he got this far thanks to the competitiveness and the support his friend gave him: “challenged me to be better“.

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