Gasol hails 'pioneer' Martin on crash death anniversary — reuters.com

MADRID (Reuters) - Pau Gasol hailed Fernando Martin as the "pioneer" of Spanish NBA players on Wednesday, the 25th anniversary of the former Portland Trail Blazers center's death in a car crash in Madrid. Martin, who spent most of his professional career at Real Madrid, became the first Spaniard to play in the NBA when he joined Portland in 1986, although he barely featured and returned to Real the following year.

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