Another golden generation of the Spanish men's basketball team has shed its jersey. Just now, Real Madrid star Rudy Fernandes officially announced his retirement!
The 44-year-old Gasol, a teammate who once built the glory of the Spanish men's basketball team, updated his social media for the first time and sent blessings to the 39-year-old Fernandez: Congratulations, my friend.
For Fernandez, what will be the image that instantly comes to the minds of the brothers?
It is to complete the shocking buckle on the spark head;
is still shocked by the four-seater 3 seconds and slashed 5 points in a row;
Or spread your wings and fly high in the slam dunk contest, letting the world know that Spain also has such a "white Jordan"...
If it weren't for Ariza's vicious pursuit back then, perhaps Fernandez would not have suffered the worst injury in his NBA career;
Perhaps, the 24th pick in the '07 first round won't choose to end his NBA journey too quickly.
In 2012, Fernandes left the coveted role of many players and joined his hometown club Real Madrid.
Most people look at this choice as "more money and less things close to home", but Fernandez, who played well in Real Madrid, regained his confidence and really found his own basketball stage.
After getting a tactical position that NBA teams could not give him, Fernandez not only returned to the top, but also won many honors such as Copa del Rey MVP and league championship.
In those years, how many fans were tired of watching Fernandes' flying figure?
And those breathtaking, hard-to-reproduce fairy balls...
The most touching thing is the performance of the national team;
Fernandez has played for his country since he was 19 years old and has played 255 international matches, surpassing another famous Navarro to become the team's all-time leader.
He spent 20 years of his youth accompanying the ebb and flow of the matadors.
Until the European Championship final two years ago, the 37-year-old Fernandes was still holding on;
At that time, old teammates such as Navarro, the Gasol brothers, 18 cards, and Calderón had long since faded out of the world stage, while Rubio did not return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee;
Looking at it from a distance, in addition to the left and right protectors of the Hernangomez brothers, Fernandez is still the most stable and reliable core of this green and yellow Spanish men's basketball team~
So, the legend of the immortality of the veteran kicked off so mightily:
In the quarterfinals, Fernandes led the team in the second half to use pressing defense and two three-pointers to carry away the Finnish driver Marka;
Key steals + assists
Kill three points and two consecutive hits
The 11 points scored in the whole court were not much, but the points were fatal;
If it weren't for Fernandez's various flying balls and swaying his last bit of blood, it would have been difficult for the matadors to recreate the style of an old powerhouse.
In the European Championships, which can be called the graveyard of Europe, the supergiant teams with Brother Alphabet, Teacher Yue, and East 77 have been eliminated one after another;
But the magical Fernández joined hands with the Hernangomez brothers to pass all the way;
repelled Lithuania with Xiao Sa Valan, reversed Finland led by Maka, and overturned the German chariot led by Xiao Hei;
finally advanced to the finals, smashed France, which was full of NBA players, and successfully reached the top of the European Championship in the least favorable situation from the outside world.
After the game, Fernandez hid in the corner of the dressing room and burst into tears;
may be lamenting the ruthlessness of the years, knowing that physical functions no longer allow him to turn the tide for the next competition of the national team;
It may also be the joy after winning the championship and winning the cup, after all, how wonderful it feels to fight side by side when you lose and win together.
Perhaps when the final whistle blew and was thrown into the air by his teammates, thousands of thoughts had already rushed to Fernandez's heart;
Yes, these 20 years of pouring seem to be a dream, the dream is far away, but the aftertaste is endless...
Goodbye, Spaniard, and best wishes, Rudy Fernandez.