Pau Gasol plays golf with ex-teammate Kobe Bryant's daughter, NBA fans praise 'Godfather'

Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant developed a strong bond on and off field during ir time toger from 2008-2014. duo won two NBA championships toger, and ir brorhood remained strong even after Spaniard left Los Angeles Lakers for Chicago Bulls. After Lakers legend's tragic death earlier this year, Gasol has tightened his bond with family, and can often be seen hanging out with Kobe Bryant daughters. 

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Pau Gasol godfar: Kobe's former teammate spends quality time with his daughters 

Pau Gasol was deeply affected by Kobe Bryant's tragic death and spent days alone before coming to terms with it. former Lakers star though maintained his connections with Vanessa Bryant and her children, showing unparalled love towards his former teammate's family. So much so that Spanish ace named his recently born daughter Gianna, after Kobe's nine-year-old daughter who also passed away in crash. 

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Pau Gasol was recently pictured playing golf with Natalia Bryant, and  17-year-old recently shared a video of hitting a nice putt. 40-year-old has been nicknamed as Uncle Pau, and former Lakers center is using his time off court to spend time with Kobe's family. Pau also recently shared a heartwarming post of him celebrating Halloween with Bryant family, where y dressed up as characters from Star Wars. Netizens are in aew of Pau's efforts to spend time with Kobe's daughters, with many affectionately calling him ir godfar online. 

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former Lakers star h also celebrated his 40th birthday with Bryants, and h sent a very cute cake to Gigi on her 14th birthday. Gasol also once shared a picture of him sporting a ‘mambacita’ Gigi Bryant bracelet. He h also sent Vanessa Bryant bouquets in April in what would have been ir 19th wedding anniversary. On what would have been Kobe's 42nd birthday, Pau h posted an emotional mess on Twitter, where he thanked Lakers legend for impacting his life in so many different ways. 

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On work front, Pau Gasol's future remains uncertain and 40-year-old last played for  Milwaukee Bucks in 2019. Rumours have linked him with a switch to Barcelona, where he could team up with his bror Marc, but confirmation of same has been met with yet. Pau Gasol has career NBA avers of 17.0 points and 9.2 rebounds having spent his illustrious career at  likes of Memphis Grizzlies, Lakers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs and Milwaukee Bucks.

40-year-old was on  Portland Trail Blazers roster for 2019-20 season, but wasn’t able to recover from his foot injury and didn’t appear in a single game and was subsequently waived off. 

(Im Courtesy: Natalia Bryant Instagram)