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Pau Gasol stumbles, falls down, taps assist to Taj Gibson anyway

Just how he drew it up!

by Mike Prada
Via ESPN
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Pau Gasol was trying to drive on a small player, so naturally, he fell down. But because he’s Pau, he still managed to tap a pass to Taj Gibson for a dunk.

All skill? Hardly. Even Pau knew it.

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