Pau Gasol announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday, ending a career that lasted more than two decades, and earned him two NBA titles and a world championship gold with Spain's national team. The 41-year-old Gasol had already announced his farewell from international basketball in August after Spain lost to the United States in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Games, …
TOKYO — Two-time NBA champion and three-time Olympic medalist Pau Gasol won an election Wednesday at the Tokyo Games that means he’ll be mixing with royals and representing athletes for the next seven years at the International Olympic Committee. The 41-year-old Spanish basketball star joins an IOC membership list drawn variously from European and Middle East royal families, international sports …