Where does the Marseille connection come from?
The claim comes from footmarseille.com, which reported that Ronny Turiaf follows Olympique de Marseille. The outlet's quote from Turiaf reads "Je connaissais le Vélodrome, j’étais abonné." The site published no date with it, and the report stands as an outlet's account, not a statement Turiaf made elsewhere about the club.
Does it line up with where Turiaf is from?
Only loosely. Turiaf was born on January 13, 1983, in Le Robert, Martinique, and went to INSEP and Emlyon Business School. He later played at Gonzaga from 2001 to 2005 and spent his NBA career with the Lakers, Warriors, Knicks, Wizards, Heat, Clippers and Timberwolves, which ran from 2005 to 2014. He also played for ASVEL in 2011. None of those stops is Marseille, so the tie to the club rests on the footmarseille.com report alone.
Questions people ask
What teams does Ronny Turiaf root for?
Footmarseille.com reported that he is an Olympique de Marseille fan.
What team did Ronny Turiaf root for growing up?
Nothing in the sourcing ties a childhood fandom to him; the only report is the footmarseille.com piece on Marseille.
Where was Ronny Turiaf born?
He was born on January 13, 1983, in Le Robert, Martinique.