Spanish basketball legend Rudy Fernandez, who made history as the first player to compete in six Olympic Games, concluded his illustrious career with a final game against Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
As Spain lost to Team Canada 85-88 and was eliminated from the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Spanish basketball legend Rudy Fernandez has officially played his last career game.
The 39-year-old Fernandez went scoreless over 15 and a half minutes in his last game.
Fernandez recently made history as the first player to appear in six Olympic Games, starting with his debut at the 2004 Athens Games.
| Player of the Game | |
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EFF
19
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| Andrew Nembhard | |
| Points | 18 |
| Accuracy | 8-10 |
| Rebounds | 1 |
| Assists | 2 |
Over his Olympic career, he played in 38 games, securing the No. 4 spot on the all-time list for most Olympic basketball games played.
Players with the most Olympic games and tournaments played
| No. | Player | Team | Number of Olympics | Games played |
| 1. | Rudy Fernandez | Spain | 6 | 38 |
| 2. | Andrew Gaze | Australia | 5 | 40 |
| 3. | Teofilo Cruz | Puerto Rico | 5 | 39 |
| 4. | Oscar Schimdt | Brazil | 5 | 38 |
| 5. | Juan Carlos Navarro | Spain | 5 | 37 |
On the international basketball scene, Fernandez is a two-time FIBA World Cup winner (2006, 2019), four-time FIBA EuroBasket champion (2009, 2011, 2015, 2022), and three-time Olympic medalist (silver in 2008, silver in 2012, and bronze in 2016).
Fernandez began his professional journey in 2002 and played in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets. From the 2012-13 season, he had been with Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid, where he became a three-time EuroLeague champion and won seven Spanish ACB League titles.
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