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Pau Gasol is living on Cloud 9! He finally has an NBA Championship ring. Pau Gasol played a good defensive and offensive game to boost the Lakers over the Orlando Magic in the 5th game out of 7 game series. Gasol is the first Spanish professional basketball player to win a NBA Championship. Last year, Gasol had a taste of the final and this year his dreams have come true. Gasol, an Eurobasket Gold Champion, ACB Champion, Olympic Silver Medialist and sure more to come!
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!