I first saw Pau Gasol’s girlfriend Silvia Lopez Castro when she joined him at the 2010 NBA All-Star weekend. I didn’t know her name but Sports by Brooks told us a couple of weeks later that her name is Silvia and she lives with Gasol. Silvia was a cheerleader, trainer and reality TV star in Spain, making her somewhat of a celebrity. This is causing problems for Pau Gasol in Los Angeles.
Gasol did not practice Thursday, a day after calling the Redondo Beach Police Department because he was tailed by an unfamiliar car he initially thought was driven by paparazzi.
“They had laid in wait for him for a while and then when they didn’t take any pictures of him when they had the chance and followed him after that, he thought there was something nefarious on their mind,” said Redondo Sgt. Phil Keenan.
Gasol, a Redondo Beach resident, called a Lakers security official and was told to drive to the police department, where he provided a description of the car that was following him. Officers found the car parked nearby and questioned its two inhabitants, who were Spanish. They provided the kicker to the story.
“The shot of him alone was not what they were looking for,” Keenan said. “What they were looking for were shots with him and his girlfriend.”
Hard to blame the paparazzi when after you get a look at Silvia.
Pau Gasol battles sore throat, Spanish paparazzi [LA Times]
[...] Gasol and his girlfriend Silvia Lopez Castro have tried to keep a low-profile even though the Spanish paparazzis are watching their every move. There have been pictures of the couple at NBA All-Star weekend and an awards dinner in LA but the [...]