An overview of the childhood and early education of Pau Gasol, highlighting the experiences that shaped the journey.
Pau Gasol is a retired Spanish professional basketball player, widely regarded as one of the greatest power forwards and European players of all time. A six-time NBA All-Star and four-time All-NBA selection, he won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010. Gasol was the 2002 NBA Rookie of the Year with the Memphis Grizzlies, the first non-American to receive the honor. He is the older brother of former NBA player Marc Gasol.
On July 6, 1980, Pau Gasol Sáez was born. He is a Spanish former professional basketball player, a six-time NBA All-Star, and a four-time All-NBA team selection.
In 1991, after hearing Magic Johnson's announcement about being HIV-positive, the 11-year-old Pau Gasol decided he wanted to become a doctor to find a cure for AIDS.
In 1998, Pau Gasol enrolled in medical school at the University of Barcelona, but left after one year.
On April 5, 2004, Pau Gasol missed the first game of his career due to a foot injury, ending his streak of 240 consecutive games played.
In April 2010, Pau Gasol was scheduled to sit in on a spinal surgery with Dr. David Skaggs, but cancelled due to a fever.
In June 2010, Pau Gasol observed Dr. David Skaggs lead a team operating on a 13-year-old girl from Colorado with scoliosis.
In August 2012, Pau Gasol's youngest brother, Adrià, enrolled at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and joined the UCLA basketball team as a walk on.
In March 2017, the Gasol brothers decided to move the Gasol Foundation's headquarters from Barcelona to Sant Boi, where Pau was born.
In July 2019, Pau Gasol married Catherine McDonnell.
On September 13, 2020, Pau Gasol and Catherine McDonnell's daughter, Elisabet Gianna Gasol, was born. Her middle name is a tribute to Kobe Bryant's late daughter.
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