That is 100% true. He will never get the all appreciation he deserves.

No Pau = no titles in 10 and 11. Period.

@@HoneycombOptions 09 and 10 my brother. 2011 dallas beating miami

seriously, lakers fans have no idea how important Pau was

Real laker fans appreciate pau. If you feel that way then you must not be a real laker fan

Cali MisFit watching them play live was unbelievable, it’s so heartbreaking we might never experience anything like that again 😢 Rip Kobe

How do you know?

Yep. They own some horses. And had business together.

They both communicate in Spanish and Italian

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andre Bryant he also said if he could pick a brother he would pick him

Facts pimp

@@chiefflow3838 Wow. That's a high compliment.

@Jordan Cazz Why is that important at a time like this? Whether it's opinions or facts? Why bring that up? I'm truly curious 🤔

@@chiefflow3838 the bond they had, it is so special, everytime Gasol talk's about his bro Kobe, you can see the true appreciation in his eyes and words. MAMBA legend!

Made My Heart Cry Very Touching

same here brother , kobe got me feeling like that too , its ok to talk about it brother , kobe was our hero !

@@jakekery9571 amen bro

Yung Mangopod they set him up to die, watch the documentary kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNOeY82HstisY30.html

Timestamp?

Business partners. They owned a race horse together.

Facts

I could tell they were genuinely close watching them play

You can tell what the relationship between Kobe & Pau were both on the court & off. A mutual respect, love between the pair.. It was real, genuine not fake or put on. God Bless you Pau Gasol.. I so enjoyed all the games with the 2 of you, so TY Kobe, Pau for the years of pleasure watching you both on the court, & of course all the wins!! You both were winners in my world!!

Pau needed time before speaking openly about Kobe's death I believe. His tweet after it happened only said "Beyond devastated...my big brother...I can't, I just can't believe it"

Love you Pau.

yeah I think thats why he just now said something cause he was probably a mess

Thoughts Party man, who isn’t

323block u can feel the sadness so much from Pau. I can’t say the same for all of his basketball colleagues when I’ve heard them speak.

And Shaq and Jerry West drinking the tears. Very sad.

I don't watch basketball, put some how I discovered an interview of Gasol and have liked him ever since. He comes across as a genuinely good person, and I believe that his bond with Kobe was strong and true.

Just

Kobe Was The One Who Believed In Him

What about Shaq lol

What?

Those were the days, I miss those 2008 2009 2010 teams.....some of the most beautiful basketball ever played....

humming bird absolutely, I couldn’t listen to Reggie Miller, he sounded like he was paying homage to Michael Jordan the whole time he was talking. I would like to hear from Melo also.

Enough already..

@deezomaxima Please have a seat.

not those who are capitalizing on his death and adding kobe's death to further Lelegacies smh

Exactly. I hate when some lowlife out of nowhere (pundits mostly) who disrespected the man when he was alive come out with these fake half baked tributes. And we damn well know they’re doing it for the views.

That's what I do too. I watch old interviews and high lights as if hes still here. I hardly can bring myself to watch memorial videos of people speaking about him in the past tense itll break my heart even more.

@@lyricssong7151 We need a good cry I guess. Just pouring our hearts out. My team Toronto Raptors won 15 in a row, trust me I didnt watch any of it. Didnt mean anything to me. Basketball will just never be the same for me.

@@arcticwanderer2109 I've been crying a lot especially this week since I broke my ankle. I respect him so much more after I broke it cause it hurts and I remember all the times he's actually played with injuries. He is one of a kind and I'll never understand this at all. Never

That's what I do I watch Kobe everyday &I don't realized my tears are falling

@@lyricssong7151 Tell me about it man. Broken finger, bad back, flu, you name it and nothing could stop Kobe. Torn achilles but the man still hit FTs. I almost broke down the other day when I was looking at all the team photos of the Lakers from 96- 2016, everyone is here except our very own Kobe. Living in the east coast, I have missed so many 8am classes in college, thanks to Kobe and the Lakers. lol. Even though I enjoyed the no.24 era a lot more but it was the no.8 Kobe that made me fell in love with basketball. The nostalgia about those 2000-2004 teams is killing me now man.😭😭

WOUCH

Pau is doing stand up, where can I see his sets?

@skippy malkovich: in this particular context, standup means: good, agreeable, commendable, of decent character, respectable, cultured, highbrowed, sophisticated, refined. DON’T PLAYS GAMES skippy malkovich. This is a serious period in which millions upon millions of people are hurting in pain because of this tragedy. BE RESPECTFUL skippy malkovich.

@@chrisgarrett5942 oh my bad, I liked Kobe but I mourn nobody like there a god. Give me break people are getting murdered and starving around the world and you dumb spoiled brats are crying over a ball player for a month.... You seem smart but you're to brainwashed.

@Artis Rolland it's not judging it's just calling it like it is

Kobe should've have (2)3peats but we had "rodmanovic"🙄🙄 #ripk8be24 #ripGigiTwo

Didn't even pickup on that painting ... this is such a heartbreaking time

@@chitoim2332 Dirk Jason Kidd/Terry and the Mavs that year in 2011 was unstoppable so you can't discredit them and they earned it but sadly we will never see a Kobe vs Lebron matchup in the finals.

@@RiruKrypto_ chiti is refering to the 08 finals with the celts

@@RiruKrypto_ '08 bro. Not '11

Ben Ballesteros no he is not

Tracie Williams stfu tracie

Paul gasol should have jersy retired by Lakers organization asap

@@chocolateswirl7184 Get a life.

Ben Ballesteros Amen

*was

@@kylein9869 That still just doesn't feel right to say.

Kyle J -- *IS.

Yap its true

Same. Gasol's tribute was the first one I went looking for.

Kobe died doing what he loved Hanging out with white people far away from the HOOD

@@BradPitbull Disgusting comment

@@BradPitbull wtf are you talking about? Shut up dude

DimensionZombie Disregarding the white people, being far away from the “hood” is what people work hard for. This is why 50 Cent is still alive and Chinx Drugs isn’t.

@@BradPitbull dude really?

The Captain yup

Not that they let Pau do all the talking, more like they edited the interview so that it was just him talking. And yes, it's nice to hear just him speak.

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I agree. Amazing and really touching

Very genuine interview!

MO

and the other people who died on the crash

She had a future as a human being period, basketball or not it’s just sad that little girls lost their lives in that way

@@georgepolychronopoulos647I know it, read all the text please because im not talking about what you answered. I write this about Gianna because i think that she was a brilliant basketball player. Is bad to write this or what?

Top Selling Products we never heard of them before that day I don’t know why that’s hard for you people to understand

Yeah. I looked for Gasol's comments before all others.

Avion Of Kalais Been saying this since they went to three straight finals from 08 to 2010. Pau was the deciding factor on those back to back championships.

It is what country are you in

Matter of fact both numbers are 8 and 24

@@coniquew449 he is speaking about Pau jersey

@@coniquew449 Avion is saying Pau's jersey needs to be retired. What country are you in?

Me too! I also think about Vanessa and the girls and how devastated they must be. Their in my thoughts and prayers everyday. #Life is hard sometimes. RIP Kobe and Gigi, you will never be forgotten...xx

If we are all feeling this way imagine how his wife and children feel like. My deepest prayers are for them. Lord please help them.

Mamba forever #legendsdontdie

The same hear,i don't want to check more abt this but o fond myself checking out if they found out that it was a lie.

DaVonne TheDuDE I try to go about my day and then it hits me, especially when I see people talking about him and showing old interviews ans game vids. The first week I thought it was a nightmare and somehow it wasn’t real. Then I’d wake up and my first thought was Kobe is gone. I feel for all the families impacted by this tragedy.

Yeah seems like a nice guy.

Much respect,good to see the condolences from rival celtics also,even greats like bill russell,garnett and pierce and ray allen...the teams may of been bitter rivals but there is love and respect in the sport too.

It doesn't matter what team anyone roots for, if you like the game or not, his death hit us all.

@K O Yes

There is a song out now by the group the script called run through walls it sums it all up xx

nah, Lamar too

Called him mi hermano

Nope there were others. People misunderstood Kobe. Pau Lamar Caron Butler Fisher ...

T-Mac

He referred to Shaq as "Dad"

I get what you saying but Kobe family don't need nobody they rich as he'll maybe for love and support that's it

Money doesn’t buy happiness or comfort. I bet they would trade all the money to have Kobe and Gigi back. Gasol is a true friend and having a man like him to be there for you is better than all the money in the world

Feddy Cos probably the most ignorant comment on the comment right now

Money does not bring happiness; you can die with millions and guess what it means nothing, no matter how much money you have, you can take it with you.

if God could have helped, he should have helped they all didn't die in the first place

joenicedj right. I still can’t believe it. It’s unreal! 😞

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He didn’t console Pau after that win! He trolled him all summer! Kobe hung his gold medal in Pau’s locker Lol what are you talking about?

@@schanemassey3861 Take a look at 26:48 in this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8t4q6-iuZiVomw.html I cannot find the exact video, but they embraced for a longer time after the game was over.

The mambacita, I saw they changed the mamba academy name to the mamba and mambacita academy

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Tyler B. Agreed! ❤️

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We Definitely Need To Stop Taking The Lords Name In Vain Got Damn It. NOT GOD And Then The Next Word...I Know That This Still Hurts Us People But Come On...Kobe Being A Child Of The Most High God Wouldn't Want Us To Use The Lord's Name In Vain...Love Yall Fa'Life One Love Fa'Sho...Please Keep Kobe's Family In Your Prayers...

Instant chemistry. Those were such exciting times and I loved seeing the fire come out in Pau over the years.

Thats the meaning when 1+1 = 3

I didn't even look up this that game was so damn memorable against the nets Pau had 24 and 12, Kobe played like shit he had 6pts or something like that and they still won! and Kobe was so happy in the post game, that game will live with me forever

I remember Popovich was pissed the lakers got Pau 😂.

@@lgloin2416 everybody was, they thought the trade was greatly uneven, even though it worked very well for Memphis down the line...

Always and forever

I remember that game !!! Kobe: "si, si me gusta"

@@vicentelicerio5530 💪💪

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Tony exactly

James you are wild on that court stay you play hard I have watch you for years.

@@laurabrooks5515 lol this isn’t actually Lebron hun

One of the few trades in NBA history where two teams benefited greatly. Pau gave Kobe the help he needed to get a championship. Marc became an essential piece for the most successful grizzlies team thus far.

Eric L I always loved Pau. Such a underrated player and just an amazing person.

I also want Derek Fisher's number retired. 5 championship's

I will never forget that put back Gasol made against OKC in the WCF.

Absolutely. I also think the video of his peers thanking him on his "farewell tour" was a beautiful eulogy he got to hear. Cheers

@@enriquegarza3127 I believe the Lakers will only retire your jersey if you're a hall of famer. Pau, yes. Derek, no

Same here that's crazy bcus I felt like Pau was a way for Kobe to show people I can play with a big and he redeemed himself bcus critics blame him solely for the Shaq split

Pau was his Pippen

And you know this how??? You need to quit making stuff up that you have no idea of, you're only speculating and you need to shut up. He was close to a lot of people not just him.

Ronald Kuykendall they literally have interviews and have numerous times that they are “brothers”. 😑😑

He was only with 2 duos....they fit well because pau wasn’t alpha ,he is a thinker & a good soul who would accept anything kobe threw his way in a positive way which allowed Kobe the opportunity to grow as a teammate,as well as Lamar Odom did the same for Kobe,those were the 1st talented teammates that ever looked up to Kobe & Kobe learned to become a true leader through their willingness to allow him to be himself

Uh shaq??

DaSkarekrow me too! Pau is such a genuine human being. 💔

Ton of people came to my mind, Odom first as he seemed most vulnerable. Pau and Artest a close second. Then Ariza and Sasha. Of course Shaq too, but at least he got to fix things.

Same! Kobe's like a big brother to Pau I love their friendship ❤

And you know that how?? did Kobe tell you that?? Why do you people have the need to make stuff up? You have no way of knowing that please Shut up.

Ronald Kuykendall not making it up, I watched his whole career, he is the only teammate I seen Kobe hug (see picture from this video); also he called him his brother, Pau has said so also. Pretty good evidence there if you ask me

@@LazerC4 Are you kidding me? ? When he was playing with Shaq, Shaq carried him around like a baby on his back and they were calling one another brother's They were hugging one another, I'm not trying to diminish what you're saying. But Kobe just like you and I have had plenty of friends in our lives that we've called Brothers. but let's not make this seem like he was the only thing to Kobe and nobody else was because that's not true.

@@LazerC4 You know I also want to say this it's nice to talk to somebody civilly and not be going back and forth with one another, you have an opinion and I have one and I do appreciate you're just like I appreciate mine and that's basically all they are our opinions, but I just don't want us to diminish the fact that Kobe had great relationship with a lot of guys in the league and outside the league.

Grimway. Family grimwade family grimwade family

I'm so sorry for your losses. It feels awful. I lost 3 friend's in the past year and a half. I think of them every day. Miss them so much life will never be the same. Praying for you and your family in this difficult time. So sorry about your baby brother, uncle and friend's. God bless you.

Laura Cisneros Thank you for ur kind words .

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I'm sorry to heart about your losses. You have experienced so much. I hope that you're healing.

@@laura20367ify I'm also sorry to hear about the pain that you experienced, and I hope that you are healing.

shaq hadnt talk to kobe for years bro he said it, they werent close but they respect each others.

@@francD06 Shaq and Kobe talked more than you think. The special they had on NBAtv solidified it

@@francD06 your talking about during they're playing days but they squash that beef awhile ago. If shaq didn't care about Kobe then why was he crying when he talked about Kobe public for the first time after his death ? And if Kobe didn't care about him why would he reached out to his son hour's before he crashed ?

Shaq said the last time he spoke to Kobe was in Kobe's final nba game in 2016

@@alexist7245 the one on one special happened after his last game didn't it? Looks to me like they were speaking then right?

I can't even stop thinking about myself. My heart is still aching about everyone who died. I just can't believe HE'S GONE 😭😭💛💜.I just can't stop thinking about his family and the other families that has been hit with this TRAGEDY!!!💔.I just know that I haven't felt this way in a long time since AALIYAH and then I had deal with September 11th being from New York City..I know by dealing with pure sadness feels like and I know Vanessa and her daughters to have two of the most beautiful souls just taken away. I know we all had dealt with Tragedies but in due time it makes us stronger 💪.I pray for all the families. I have been so sad and emotional all of these weeks.I just wish that Kobe and his Mom could've hash out their problems. Now He's Gone and there's no way to fix it 😭😔.I just want to let my family know how much I love them and not hold any grudges because tomorrow is not promised to anyone. Tell your loved ones that you loved them NOW!!!