OlympicTalk · Jun 18, 2015
Pau Gasol to play for Spain in Olympic qualifying
MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 10: Pau Gasol of Spain is seen during the 2014 FIBA World Basketball Championship quarter final match between Spain and France on September 10, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Europa Press/Europa Press via Getty Images)Two-time Olympic silver medalist Pau Gasol pledged to play for Spain at EuroBasket, an Olympic qualifier, in September.
Spain, which lost to the U.S. in the last two Olympic finals, is favored with defending EuroBasket champion France to earn the two Olympic spots available at the tournament, which is co-hosted by four nations. The third-through-sixth place teams will advance to a global, last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament in 2016.