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Orlando Mendez-Valdez age 17, third from left, celebrating a tournament victory with Lanier High School teammates in 2003. Photo by Abel Valdez
Posted inLifestyle, Sports

From a Westside Barrio to Dreams of Olympic Basketball

Ken Rodriguez by Ken Rodriguez July 6, 2016January 31, 2020

Orlando Mendez-Valdez spoke with me in a FaceTime video interview from a massage therapy room in Prague. As midnight approached in the capital city of the Czech Republic, he recalled the climb from a Westside barrio to an international basketball stage. On Tuesday, he begins a quest to reach the Olympics. If the Mexican National Basketball […]

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