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2013 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Jan 29, 1985
Height:
7-1 / 2.16
Weight:
265 lbs. / 120.2 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
FC Barcelona / Spain
Years Pro:
4
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Born Jan. 29, 1985 in Barcelona, Spain… Is the younger brother of the Grizzlies’ all-time leading scorer Pau Gasol and was acquired by Memphis in a package that sent Pau to the Los Angeles Lakers… Also has a younger brother, Adria... Played two seasons of high school basketball in Memphis at Lausanne High School from 2001-03 before returning to Spain to play for F.C. Barcelona... Was honored with a ceremony to retire his Lausanne jersey at halftime of the school’s varsity boys basketball game on Dec. 11, 2008… The Gasol family, including Marc, followed Pau to Memphis in 2001 as he started his NBA career… Mother, Marisa, is a physician, and father, Agusti, a hospital administrator… Younger brother, Adria, is a senior at Lausanne… Donated $14,000 – $1,000 for each point scored on March 25, 2011 at Chicago – to the Japan Relief and Recovery Fund, helping the people of Japan recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011… Along with Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph and Mike Conley, hosted Staxtacular 2012, a fundraiser benefit for the Stax Music Academy, for the second time… Is the third Spanish-born player to play for the Grizzlies, joining Pau (2001-08) and Juan Carlos Navarro (2007-08)…Jumped rope with kids during the Jump Rope for Heart at Dogwood Elementary school Feb. 9, 2012. |
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