In November 2018, Pau Gasol suffers a scaphoid injury in his left foot that takes him off the courts for months. He considers an experimental treatment in an effort to reach the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The COVID-19 pandemic slows Pau's recovery; the delay of the Tokyo Olympics gives him more recovery time, but he'll be significantly older when they begin.

Pau receives poor medical reports about how his injury has developed; he continues preparing for the Olympics.

Pau joins FC Barcelona, his first professional team, while he continues training for Tokyo; he also hopes to be elected to the International Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission.