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Rookie Boston Celtics wing Hugo Gonzalez is a big fan of soccer, which probably ought not to surprise given he is a native of Spain, where the sport reigns supreme. The former Real Madrid wunderkind even got to meet one of the sport's biggest stars, Kylian Mbappe, a player for the football club run by the parent organization behind his former EuroLeague team.
"He's a great person, obviously, apart from an amazing player," said Gonzalez in an interview earlier this year. "He played well ... so I met him in the morning, and then he just scored in the evening, so maybe I gave him a little bit of luck, even though he doesn't need it."
Even so, for the Madrid native, the sport of basketball remains No. 1 in his heart. "I like basketball more," said the Celtics wing, "I think it's more frenetic."
"Even though soccer is the biggest thing in Spain, obviously I like it, but ... I like basketball," he added. "I never played. My parents didn't allow me. They thought I was too tall for that. So, yeah, big shout out to them."
Gonzalez shares his love for soccer with his coach, Joe Mazzulla. "He was supporting -- he was diehard for Brazil, I think, and, it was the result that he wanted, that's for sure," recalled the Boston forward of a recent tilt they both took in. "He likes soccer a lot. We share that passion, I would say, so it's great."
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"He's a great person, obviously, apart from an amazing player," said Gonzalez in an interview earlier this year. "He played well ... so I met him in the morning, and then he just scored in the evening, so maybe I gave him a little bit of luck, even though he doesn't need it."
Even so, for the Madrid native, the sport of basketball remains No. 1 in his heart. "I like basketball more," said the Celtics wing, "I think it's more frenetic."
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"Even though soccer is the biggest thing in Spain, obviously I like it, but ... I like basketball," he added. "I never played. My parents didn't allow me. They thought I was too tall for that. So, yeah, big shout out to them."
Gonzalez shares his love for soccer with his coach, Joe Mazzulla. "He was supporting -- he was diehard for Brazil, I think, and, it was the result that he wanted, that's for sure," recalled the Boston forward of a recent tilt they both took in. "He likes soccer a lot. We share that passion, I would say, so it's great."
Listen to "Havlicek Stole the Pod" on:
Blue Wire: https://tiny.ee/CdKp
iTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47
YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics Hugo Gonzalez on shared love for soccer with Joe Mazzulla
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