MADRID — Former NBA player Marc Gasol will play for the club he founded in the second division of Spanish basketball, he announced Thursday.
The 36-year-old Gasol said he will play until the end of the season before deciding whether to retire.
Gasol is the owner and president of Girona, which he founded in 2014.
Gasol played last season with the Los Angeles Lakers and spent most of his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies where he captured defensive player of year in 2013. The Spainard won a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.
He played in his last Olympics with Spain at the Tokyo Games.
His brother, Pau Gasol, retired from basketball in October after a successful career in the NBA and with Spain.
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