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NBA celebrates Horacio Llamas’ 49th birthday

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Mexico City / 17.07.2022 12:45:06

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This Sunday the NBA reminded a Horace Flamesone of the basketball players who marked a before and after, since he became the first Mexican in the category, when he debuted in 1996 with the Phoenix Suns, with whom he played a total of 28 games.

We are on a party! Hoy birthday the first. Horacio Llamas we sing to you the mornings on the 17th for the 17th,” wrote the Mexican account of the National Basketball Association.

llamas had a good start with the Phoenix Suns, group that he reinforced in 1996. In 28 appearances, the Sinaloa-born I note a total of 58 pointswhich places him as the fifth highest-scoring Mexican in the NBA.

Despite the opportunities he enjoyed on the Arizona team, Llamas only averaged 5 minutes per game in the NBAso after two years he said goodbye to the category.

The Mexican tried to return to NBA in 2004 with the Milwaukee Bucksnevertheless, did not end up convincing the team, so his signing was ruled out by the institution, so he returned to Mexico with the Soles de Mexicali, a team where he played from 2005 to 2010.


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