By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
“It’s not fun for them,” Pau said to San Antonio Express news of his parents, Agusti and Marisa Gasol. “They’ve always been proud to have two (sons) at this level, but they don’t enjoy the games we play against each other too much because they suffer. They don’t want us to get hurt. One is going to be happy after the game; one is going to be upset,” Pau said. “So you feel for the one that is upset.”
The Gasols will become the sixth set of brothers to square off in the postseason, joining the Mikans (George and Ed, 1949, 1950, 1953), the Kings (Bernard and Albert, 1983), the Persons (Chuck and Wesley, 1996), the Grants (Horace and Harvey, 1999) and the Wrights (Dorell and Delon, 2016).
Although Pau admits the matchup will be a “little bit awkward,” he expects he and Marc to handle it well after facing each other in a slew of regular season battles and the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. “The key thing is to keep things in perspective,” Pau said. “You try and keep emotions out of it.” Pau as a member of the San Antonio Spurs is the favorite to advance, while Marc Gasol is the leader of the underdogs Memphis Grizzlies.