Hearing loss reduced to 25% from birth. A polygamous father. A trip to Europe that left him broke. A stay in the NBA antechamber and an unlikely gig in Cleveland: this is the extraordinary story of Lance Allredthe first deaf basketball player to play on an American professional court.
It was 2008 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. At the time, Victor Wembanyama was 4 years old… An incredible journey for this 2.11 meter guy who grew up in Utah in a family led by a fundamentalist Mormon father.
We tell you all about it in this episode of Histoire(s) de basket.
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