{"id":257198,"date":"2022-01-16T16:21:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T15:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=257198"},"modified":"2022-05-06T18:56:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T16:56:17","slug":"marc-gasol-says-the-door-is-not-closed-on-nba-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/marc-gasol-says-the-door-is-not-closed-on-nba-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Gasol says ‘The door is not closed’ on NBA return"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 13 seasons, and a series of achievements including a Defensive Player of the year and the NBA title with the Raptors, Marc Gasol is not yet ready to give up on the NBA.<\/p>\n

(Via Cadenaser<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the NBA they know I haven’t closed the door. Now I wanted to do this thing (play at Girona) and they understood it, perhaps more than many people here in Spain. The door is not closed, I am not saying that I will return or that I am evaluating it, but I know that there is interest on their part … at the moment I am focused on Girona.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most precious thing we have is time. We have little time and each of us decides how to invest it. to live unique experiences, I wanted to give this time to a city that supported me in difficult moments in sport, when I started my career at the age of 21 “.<\/p>\n

The big man, who will turn 37 at the end of the month, explained that he has never considered the possibility of returning to Barcelona.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly at that moment I didn’t see myself\u2026 And I didn’t have the physical guarantees necessary to do what I would have expected of myself. This is also why I decided to take a small step back and start over. Now I feel much better and I begin to have more confidence in my body \u201d.<\/p>\n

The Marc Gasol situation is being closely followed by the betting world as well \u2013 some<\/a> of the best online gambling sites are offering attractive odds on Marc\u2019s potential return to the NBA.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 3 Leb Oro games, Gasol has averaged 17.3 points, 13 rebounds and 2.6 assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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