Kerry golf course welcomes retired two-time NBA Championship winner to town
The now 45-year-old Spaniard is regarded as one of the best power forwards to play the game and is highly regarded as one of the best European basketball players of all time.
His younger brother Marc Gasol also played in the NBA and won an NBA Championship in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors back in 2019.
He happily posed for photos at Tralee Golf Links during his visit with the club describing him as 'a class act.'
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