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Watch: A look inside deaf, autistic basketball player Kade West's unique journey

Por: Los Angeles Times Sports April 24, 2023

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Kade West just needed something and someone to believe in. The 20-year-old Long Beach resident, born deaf and autistic, never felt like he belonged anywhere. But after the death of his mother, Dijana, from bladder cancer, in 2021, he channeled his grief into basketball — practicing in the alley behind his home and studying videos of his favorite player, Kobe Bryant. That summer he joined a basketball class at Cerritos College taught by the... + full article



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