The particular request of the Mexican NBA champion to his teammates that involves the tournament trophy

It happened during the Mexican’s visit to his country. The Golden State Warriors forward couldn’t resist making a singular request of the rest of the team.

the eaves Juan Toscano-Anderson has already made history by becoming the first Mexican to win an NBA titleby becoming champion with Golden State Warriors. It is because of that the country’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, decided to receive him in his office of Mexico City as congratulations for the merit.

“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 say that he achieved it with the best basketball team in the world”expressed the president in a video shared on his social networks.

But Tuscanwho made his professional debut in 2015 in the Mexican League with the Suns of MexicaliHe did not travel alone. The forward received permission from his team to bring the NBA champion cup to his country to share it with your compatriots. In other words, he was well accompanied during his meeting with the president, since he was escorting them on Larry O’Brien Trophy.

The Mexican flag and pride for Toscano in the NBA Finals

The native of Oakland, USA., but from a Mexican mother, celebrated the Golden State championship with a Mexican flag both in the field of TD Garden as in the parade in San Francisco. Also, in the Slam Dunk Contest of the All-Star Game, in which he participated, he wore a shirt and shoes with the colors of the Mexican flag.

Against this, Lopez Obrador expressed in his video that he gave them “very proud because he came out with the flag of our country to celebrate the championship, he does not forget the origin of his family and that, Juan, we are very grateful. Greetings to all your Mexican and American relatives. That is why we must maintain the unity of our peoples, it is very important”.

The basketball player, who averaged 4.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 13.6 minutes per game in the regular season and an average of 0.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 3.5 minutes per game in the Playoffs, replied that it was “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”.