After last June 16 the Golden State Warriors champions of the NBA were proclaimed, and with Juan Toscano Anderson becoming the first Mexican player to win the title of the best basketball league in the world, the Aztec basketball player was received by the president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Juan Ronel Toscano Anderson, full name of the first Mexican NBA championvisited the facilities of the president’s office in the National Palacewhere he was congratulated.
“Juan Toscano is the Mexican basketball player who triumphed in the United States, with the San Francisco Warriors. We thank him very much for the victory because we said that he got it with the best basketball team in the world“said ‘AMLO’ in a video shared on his social networks.
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The Warriors reportedly granted Toscano Anderson permission to take the Larry O’Brien trophy to Mexico, where his mother is from, specifically Michoacán.
It was a historic year in every aspect for Juan, since in February he also became the first Mexican player to participate in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during the NBA All-Star Game weekend. NBA, finishing second.
“It is an honor to represent Mexicans at the highest level in the world. I feel nervous and happy to be with you. I love Mexico, all the people of Mexico, thanks for the support, long live Mexico“, expressed Toscano to the President.
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Now, Juan Toscano can say that he has won the most important leagues of the 2 nationalities to which he presents, being Mexican-American, since before winning the NBA with the Warriors, the Oakland-born won the National Professional Basketball League of Mexico (LNBP) with the Fuerza Regia de Monterrey in 2017 and 2019, being the Most Valuable Player of the LNBP in 2018.
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