Puerto Rico mourns José ‘Piculín’ Ortiz, a basketball legend, who has died at 62

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — José “Piculín” Ortiz, a center who played briefly in the NBA but was considered one of the greatest Puerto Rican players of all time, died on Tuesday. He was 62. The Puerto Rico Basketball Federation confirmed that Ortiz died. He had colorectal cancer since late 2023 an...

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