Retired Laker Pau Gasol Named to the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame Class
April 1, 2023
Pau Gasol, 42, the venerable power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, received professional basketball’s highest honor today.
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Tony Parker
Tony Parker says he’s retiring from NBA after 18 seasons
June 13, 2019
Parker announced Monday he’s retiring from basketball after 18 seasons in the NBA.
NBA Star Westbrook visits UCLA, Bruins Win Two Games at Home
January 13, 2016
The UCLA Bruins basketball team (11-6 overall, 2-2 Pac-12) welcomed NBA star and former Bruins basketball player Russell Westbrook with an 87-84 win against No. 7 Arizona (13-3 overall, 1-2 Pac-12) on Thursday night. And on Saturday, the Bruins defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 81-74 in Pauley Pavilion. The Arizona game was the first conference home game for UCLA. The matchup was coined ‘Westbrook Night’ in honor of Westbrook‘s donation to the University for its new basketball facility. During halftime, UCLA Athletic Director Dan Guerrero and Associate Athletic Director for Basketball Chris Carlson awarded Westbrook with a framed rendering