Willy Hernangómez is a newly-crowned FIBA World Cup champion after the Spanish National Team brought home gold a little less than two weeks ago from China. But adding this title to his repertoire isn’t the only change that’s taken place in the 25-year-old basketball star’s life.
For the third time in his NBA career, Hernangómez is switching jersey numbers, this time taking on No. 9 in honor of his mother, Margarita Geuer, a former player herself. Geuer made 158 appearances with the Spanish National Team from 1985-1993, most notably winning the country’s first-ever Women’s Eurobasket gold in 1993.