'Defense has disappeared,' Pau Gasol gets critic on today's basketball

It is always a debate when a former or active player compares past basketball with today's game. Undoubtedly, the game has changed, but it is a regular part of every sport's evolution.

Now Pau Gasol has talked about how basketball is losing its essence of playing as a team. Gasol has said, "Defense has disappeared. I don't like that we're losing the essence of basketball, which is to play as a team."

For fans, this has a lot to do with NBA referees who now call fouls for almost every action, cutting the game and making the players stop defending like they used to do.

Also, the NBA giving two MVP awards to Jokic, who plays zero Defense, has affected the game. Another side of the fandom thinks that now teams play as a team.

Pau Gasol recently got his jersey number retired with the Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers legend recently received the honor of the franchise retiring his jersey number 16. Gasol is a fan favorite now, becoming an icon for the team and the NBA.