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Multilingual Dream Team?
The Los Angeles Lakers may be down 2 - 0 in their NBA Finals series against the Boston Celtics, but perhaps their fans can take comfort in the fact that this year's team is probably one of the most impressively multilingual editions in league history. It's fairly well documented that Kobe Bryant speaks fluent Italian, but perhaps less well knows is that Ronny Turiaf speaks five languages - English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Creole (plus, the hair). And if that isn't enough, the Lakers also feature international standouts like Pau Gasol, Vladimir Radmanovic, and Sasha Vujacic. Just think about all of the linguistic options they can employ to complain about the officiating!
Tags: multilingual athletes
June 9, 2008
