The legendary center, one of the greatest players in NBA history, will also speak at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the Spaniard.
If you want to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame, a member has to be the one who introduces you. Pau Gasol will do so on August 12 and will have two superstar sponsors. It had alreaady been announced that Tony Kukoc, one of the best in the history of European basketball and one of the players with whom Pau was compared in his early days, would be involved. Now it has been confirmed that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will also be there.
The legendary center of the Bucks and Lakers wanted to be at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony of Pau, with whom he has a great relationship. Jabbar is one of the best players in history, all-time leading scorer in the NBA until he was surpassed this season by LeBron James and mentor of the Spanish player during his time in Los Angeles.
A few months ago Pau reached the pinnacle of his career with the retirement of his jersey by the Los Angeles Lakers. However, there was still another step to take, a much more important one according to the American culture that gives the fact of being a member of the Hall of Fame the status of a title, as if he won another ring.
Other ‘presenters’ of new members for this class of 2023 will be Jason Kidd and Steve Nash (Dirk Nowitzki), Allen Iverson (Dwyane Wade), David Robinson, Manu Ginbili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker (Gregg Popovich), Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan (Tony Parker) or Sheryl Swoopes and Teresa Weatherspoon (Becky Hammon).
