22-year-old Santi Aldama is in his second year in the NBA playing for the Memphis Grizzlies. He will now witness one of his idols getting immortalized during Tuesday night's match against the Los Angeles Lakers. Pau Gasol's no. 16 jersey will be retired during halftime of the game between the two teams. The Spanish forward won't miss it even though he will have his regular duties with the team.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama couldn't finish the game against the Toronto Raptors due to an ankle sprain. The Spanish center left the court limping with 2:37 remaining in the third quarter. Luckily, Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said Aldama didn't suffer serious injury. "It's nothing serious. It's a sprained ankle, we took him out as a precaution," Jenkins said after the game.
22-year-old Santi Aldama is in his second year in the NBA playing for the Memphis Grizzlies. He will now witness one of his idols getting immortalized during Tuesday night's match against the Los Angeles Lakers. Pau Gasol's no. 16 jersey will be retired during halftime of the game between the two teams. The Spanish forward won't miss it even though he will have his regular duties with the team.
Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama couldn't finish the game against the Toronto Raptors due to an ankle sprain. The Spanish center left the court limping with 2:37 remaining in the third quarter. Luckily, Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said Aldama didn't suffer serious injury. "It's nothing serious. It's a sprained ankle, we took him out as a precaution," Jenkins said after the game.