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Plaschke: How a deaf, autistic basketball player's one shining moment became a Cerritos College nightmare

Por: Los Angeles Times Sports March 12, 2023

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Put him in, coach!” With barely a minute remaining in a blowout of Porterville College in mid-December, Cerritos College basketball coach Russ May was faced with a heart-tugging dilemma. C’mon coach, let him play!” Sitting at the end of his bench was Kade West, a 20-year-old who is deaf and autistic. His hands were folded in prayer. He was silently pleading to play in his first game. West had been hanging around the fringes of the junior... + full article



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