NEW YORK.- The once star Dominican basketball player, Hugo Cabrera, who died early Tuesday in New Jersey from pancreatic cancer, will be seen at the Ortiz funeral home, located at 4425 Broadway at 192nd Street, in Upper Manhattan.
His body will be exposed there this coming Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The funeral expenses will be covered by the Consul in this city, Eligio Jáquez, informed a source of irrefutable credit.
Then, his body will be transferred to the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, this weekend, if space is found in some of the air lines that fly to the Caribbean country, to give it a Christian burial,
The Dominican community in NY and other states of the United States have lamented the death of the glory of the sport of the DR.
The glory of Dominican sports resided in Miami and worked as a coach and sports collaborator in the school system of that city.
Cabrera, 67, publicly confirmed in January that he had pancreatic cancer, and was admitted to the Methodist Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, to receive treatment by feeding intravenous fluids and undergoing a series of general examinations.
His hospitalization was aimed at rehydration, as well as the recovery of appetite for normal food intake.
He was then transferred to the TCM Physicians Clinic in Miami for an antineoplastic protocol with Artemisinin injections, immunotherapy with Astragalus injections and antitumor treatment with Triptolide.
The performance of these procedures not covered by health insurance, found an echo in the First Lady, Mrs. Raquel Arbaje de Abinader, who has led a campaign to collect the necessary funds for said treatment.
He stood out playing for the clubs of San Lázaro, Naco and Los Mina. He also acted as a reinforcement in tournaments in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Spain.
At one time he was considered the best Latino basketball player, and after his college career he had several offers to enter the NBA.
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