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Spain's Marc Gasol (R) vies for the ball with Serbia's Ivan Paunic (C) during the final of the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.

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  1. Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins, right, greets center Marc Gasol, left, as they meet in a hallway during NBA basketball media day in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.
  2. Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins, right, greets center Marc Gasol, left, as they meet in a hallway during NBA basketball media day in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Sept. 28, 2009.
  3. Spain's captain Juan Carlos Navarro (L) , Marc Gasol and Pau Gasol celebrate following their win in the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009. Spain won 85-63.
  4. Spain's Marc Gasol (R) vies for the ball with Serbia's Ivan Paunic (C) during the final of the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
  5. Spain's Marc Gasol (L) and Rudy Fernandez block Serbia's Stefan Markovic during the final of the 2009 European Basketball Championship in Katowice on September 20, 2009.
  6. Stefan Markovic, center, from Serbia is challenged by Marc Gasol, left, ad Rudy Fernandez, right, both from Spain during their EuroBasket 2009, European Basketball Championships gold medal match in Katowice, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
  7. Spain's Marc Gasol (L) and Pau Gasol embrace after winning their FIBA EuroBasket 2009 final match against Serbia in Katowice September 20, 2009.
  8. Spain's Marc Gasol (R) holds the chin of Serbia's Milos Teodosic as they talk during their FIBA EuroBasket 2009 basketball final game in Katowice September 20, 2009.
  9. Spain's Marc Gasol (R) holds the chin of Serbia's Milos Teodosic as they talk during their FIBA EuroBasket 2009 basketball final game in Katowice September 20, 2009.
  10. Spain's Marc Gasol (C) goes for the basket against Serbia's Nenad Krstic (R) and Uros Tripkovic during their FIBA EuroBasket 2009 final match in Katowice September 20, 2009.
  11. Spain's Marc Gasol passes Greece's Marc Gasol (L) during their 2009 European Championship Basketball semi-final game against Spain in Katowice on September 19, 2009. Spain won 82-64.
  12. Spain's coach Marc Gasol (R) and Greece's Ioannis Bourousis (C) and Georgios Printezis vie for the ball during their 2009 European Championship Basketball semi-final game against in Katowice on September 19, 2009.
  13. Spain's Marc Gasol (C) sheilds the ball from Greece's Georgios Printezis (R) during their 2009 European Championship Basketball semi-final game in Katowice on September 19, 2009.
  14. Greece's Sofoklis Schortsanitis (C) goes for the basket against Spain's Marc Gasol (L) and Felipe Reyes (R) as Greece's Georgios Printezis (rear C) and Spain's Sergio Llull (top rear L) watch on during their FIBA EuroBasket 2009 semi-final game in Katowice September 19, 2009.
  15. Spain's Marc Gasol, left, and Felipe Reyes, right, is challenged by Greece's Sofoklis Schortsanitis, center, during their EuroBasket 2009, European Basketball Championships Semi-final round match in Katowice, Poland, Saturday Sept. 19, 2009.
  16. Nando De Colo, left, of France is challenged by Marc Gasol, right, from Spain during the EuroBasket 2009, European Basketball Championships quarter-final round match between France and Spain in Katowice, Poland, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.

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