The day also featured two screenings of From Badalona to Brooklyn, a Nets documentary tracing Fernández's personal and professional path. The Badalona City Council unanimously approved the distinction in November 2024, citing Fernández's career and his role in raising the city's international profile. He spoke about Raúl López, Ricky Rubio and Rudy Fernández, players whose careers also became part of the city's basketball identity. "Being the basketball town that it is and me starting to play basketball there, starting coaching basketball there," Fernández said. "And everything I can do to represent and now that I'm honored this way means a lot to me by my city," Fernández said.