BARCELONA – Double NBA champion Pau Gasol says he is not ready to return to playing and is focusing on recovering from injury after Spanish media reported he is set to return to boyhood club Barcelona.
“After hearing the news out of Spain today, I wanted to share that I remain focused on my recovery and I am not ready to get back to competing just yet,” Gasol, 40, said on his official Twitter account on Saturday.
“As soon as I have something to announce, I will do so via my social media channels.”
Gasol has been out of action since 2019 due to a series of ankle injuries, last playing for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo had reported on Saturday that …
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