The Spanish center of the Toronto Raptors - last winners of the NBA champions ring - Marc Gasol admitted that the stoppage forced by the coronavirus pandemic has served him "very much" to take care of his physical problems in the hamstrings , and he was confident in that the NBA will do "the best possible" when deciding to return to activity.

"For me this block of eight weeks of hiatus has served me a lot, I have made the most of it because my body asked me to do things that I could not do during the season," explained Gasol, double world champion with the Spanish National Team -2006 and 2019 -, during a round table by videoconference organized by the Spanish Association of Basketball Doctors (AMEB).

The recent champion of the NBA and the China World Cup with Spain explained that this season he had "very little continuity" due to physical problems, so he faced the interruption of the competition by COVID-19 as "an opportunity to recover the hamstring "and face the end of the season, when it is disputed" with the maximum guarantees ".

"It gives me security to have done this job, I want the competition to resume, and I am sure that the NBA will do the best possible. They convey a lot of security in their decisions, they are clear, they are direct and if anyone can economic capacity is the NBA, "said the interior of the Raptors.

As for the difficulties of playing without an audience, Gasol considered that they have to face it as "a personal and group challenge", and "not be afraid".

He also explained that NBA players are not used to being concentrated, a possibility that could be among the options that the champions are considering to avoid infections if the tournament is restarted with several teams in the same venue.

"In the NBA we are used to having a very large personal space that we will not have now, because we are not used to having so many teammates together, and on top of that if we are several teams in the same venue. I think that empathy with the teammate will help us and if we face it in a positive way it will be good, "added Marc, who shared these reflections with his teammate Ricky Rubio, the coach Sergio Scariolo and the Spanish international player Laia Palau.

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