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Owayengumdlali webhola laseMelika u-Devonta Lee ushona eneminyaka engu-26 ngemva kokulwa nomdlavuza

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Indawo yezemidlalo yasekolishi laseNyakatho Melika uqinisekise ukushona komamukeli obanzi Devonta Lee. Lo msubathi, owaya ezikhungweni zemfundo ezimbili eziyinhloko esifundazweni i-Louisiana, akakwazanga ukumelana nezinkinga zempilo lapho eneminyaka engu-26 ubudala. Ulwazi lokuqala ngokufa lwaqinisekiswa yizitatimende ezisemthethweni ezikhishwe amaqembu lapho umdlali ayedlala khona ngesikhathi sokudlala kwakhe.

U-Lacresia Brown, umama womdlali, wayenesibopho sokwazisa esidlangalaleni ukuthi indodana yakhe yayibhekene nomdlavuza onzima ngesikhathi ishona. Ukutholakala nokuqhubeka kwalesi sifo kuphazamise umkhondo owawuqashwe ama-scouts kanye nochwepheshe bezemidlalo kusukela esikoleni esiphakeme.

Lezi zindaba zenze ukugqugquzelwa ngokushesha ngemuva kwezigcawu zebhola lasekolishi. Fãs, ababedlala nabo eqenjini kanye namalungu amakomiti ezobuchwepheshe bathumele imilayezo yokweseka emndenini, behlanganisa izinhlelo zezemidlalo ezahlukene mayelana nenkumbulo yomamukeli kanye negalelo lakhe kwezemidlalo.

Umzila wezemidlalo nokuwina isicoco sikazwelonke

Ushintsho olusuka ku-Devonta Lee ukuya ku-Louisiana State University luphawule esinye sezikhathi eziyimpumelelo emlandweni wakamuva wohlelo lwezemidlalo lwesikhungo. Lo mdlali ubeyingxenye yeqembu eliwine umqhudelwano kazwelonke we-NCAA ngesizini ka-2019.

Isimo se-Louisiana sinebhola lezinyawo laseMelika njengensika yamasiko, futhi ukubamba iqhaza kulelo qembu kukhuphule izinga lomsubathi esifundeni. Iqembu liqophe isizini enhle kakhulu, engakaze yehlulwe, libusa izimbangi zenkomfa kanye nokubeka amarekhodi ahlukumezayo.

Ngalowo nyaka, umsubathi wabamba iqhaza emidlalweni esemthethweni eyi-13, waba neqhaza elikhulu emkhankasweni wokunqoba owafinyelela umvuthwandaba wendebe ephakeme kakhulu kwezemidlalo yasenyuvesi. Sua Ukuba khona enkundleni kunikeza izinketho zokuzungezisa izisebenzi zabaqeqeshi, ukugcina izinga eliphezulu lokuncintisana elidingekayo.

Ukusebenzisa izinto ezihlukahlukene umamukeli kwamvumela ukuthi asetshenziswe ezindimeni ezihlukene phakathi namasizini akhe amathathu neqembu le-Baton Rouge. Ngo-2021, ukusebenza kwakhe kwezibalo kufaka phakathi ukwamukelwa okuyisishiyagalolunye kwamayadi angama-85 kanye nokuthinta phansi, okuhlanganisa ukubaluleka kwakhe kweqhinga ngaphambi kokufuna amathuba amasha.

Ukudluliselwa kwenyuvesi kanye nokuxilongwa kwezokwelapha

Ngemva kokuhlola amathuba akhe esikhathi sokudlala nokuthuthuka kochwepheshe, umsubathi wakhetha ukushintshela ku-Louisiana Tech ngo-2022. Inhloso eyinhloko yoshintsho lwesigcawu kwakuwukuqinisekisa isikhundla esivelele ohlelweni olusha lweqembu elihlaselayo, okumvumela ukuba abonise amandla akhe kubahloli beligi abaqeqeshiwe. Inqubo yokuzivumelanisa nekhampasi entsha yenzeke njengoba bekulindelekile kumdlali wolwazi lwakhe, lapho ithimba labaqeqeshi liveza ukusetshenziswa okujulile kwamakhono akhe endaweni yokwamukela okubanzi phakathi nokuqeqeshwa kwangaphambi kwesizini kanye nasezinhlelweni zamaqhinga eziklanyelwe umqhudelwano ojwayelekile.

Nokho, umsebenzi ka-Lee ube nokuphazamiseka okungalindelekile ngenxa yokutholakala komdlavuza oyingozi. Ukuxilongwa kwezokwelapha kwaphoqelela ukuhoxiswa ngokushesha kwayo yonke imisebenzi yomzimba nokuqeqeshwa kwebhola, ukudlulisa umkhuba womsubathi kusuka ezinkundleni zotshani bokwenziwa kuya emihubheni yezibhedlela nemitholampilo ekhethekile. Lezi zindaba zihlanganise ikomiti lezobuchwepheshe le-Louisiana Tech, elinikeze usizo oludingekayo lwezokwelapha kanye nelokusebenza ukuze umdlali nomndeni wakhe baqale ukwelashwa komdlavuza ngokushesha okudingwa yisimo somtholampilo, kwashintsha ngokuphelele ukugxila komdlali oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala.

Ukwelashwa komdlavuza kanye nezinqubo zokuxolelwa

Iphrothokholi yokwelapha esungulwe ithimba lezokwelapha idinga ukumelana nomzimba okwedlulele kumsubathi, okumbeka esimweni sokuba sengozini okuphezulu kwebhayoloji. I-Devonta Lee ithole ukungenelela kokuhlinzwa okuyinkimbinkimbi ukuze kususwe izicubu ezithintekile, okulandelwa isikhathi esiphelele samaviki ayishumi alandelanayo okwelashwa ngamakhemikhali kanye ne-radiotherapy. Imiphumela engemihle yokwelashwa okunamandla ibangele ukuncipha okukhulu kwemisipha kanye nesimo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, okubonisa izinselele ezinkulu kumuntu onomzimba wakhe owawuyinsimbi yakhe yokusebenza eyinhloko futhi owayejwayele izinga eliphezulu lezidingo zemidlalo. Após unyaka owodwa wokulwa nsuku zonke namangqamuzana omdlavuza nokuqapha njalo izimpawu zesimila, ukuhlolwa komtholampilo kwabonisa ukungabikho kwalesi sifo emzimbeni. Umdlali ugubhe ukukhululwa kwakhe ngokugcwalisa isiko lezokwelapha lokukhala insimbi ewodini le-oncology esibhedlela, isikhashana esibhalwe phansi futhi sagujwa ochwepheshe bezempilo ababambe iqhaza ekululameni kwakhe, kanye namalungu omndeni kanye namalungu omphakathi wezemidlalo abalandele ukuziphendukela kwakhe emtholampilo eduze futhi basekela inqubo yakhe yokwelapha.

Buyela ku-pitch kanye nokuphindaphinda kwesifo

Ukuzimisela kwalo mdlali ukubuya azoqhudelana nezinga eliphezulu kubhalwe phansi yiminyango yezempilo yasenyuvesi. Contrariando izibalo ezivamile ngemva kokwelashwa okuhlaselayo, waqala inqubo eqinile yokulungisa umzimba egxile ekutholeni amandla nokuqhuma kwemisipha.

Ngonyaka ka-2024, umsubathi wazuza ikhono lokugqoka ihembe le-Louisiana Tech futhi nokubamba iqhaza ngenkuthalo kusizini evamile. I-Sua ubukhona enkundleni buqoshwe njengengqopha-mlando yezokwelapha nezemidlalo, ebonisa ukusebenza ngempumelelo kokwelashwa okuhlanganiswe nokulungiselela ngokomzimba okukhethekile.

Nokho, ukubuya kwakhe kulo mdlalo kube yisikhathi esifushane emlandweni wakhe wakamuva. Exames Izinqubo ezijwayelekile ezenziwa iminyango yezempilo yezemidlalo zithole ukubuya kwesifo okunonya, okuphoqe ukuhoxa okusha nokuqinisekile emisebenzini eyenziwa enkundleni, ngaphandle kwempendulo kuzivumelwano ezintsha ezilawulwayo.

Umphumela phakathi kwabasubathi nezikhungo zemfundo

Ukuqinisekiswa kokushona kwahlanganisa abantu abavelele ebholeni laseMelika, kwaveza imibukiso yomphakathi yokuhlonishwa. Ja’Marr

Izikhungo zemfundo ephakeme ziphinde zakhipha amanothi asemthethweni achaza kabanzi ngomthelela womdlali emakhempasini abo. Lezi zitatimende zigqamisa ithonya lensizwa endaweni ye-Fluker, indawo lapho yaqala khona ukuqeqeshwa kwezemidlalo nalapho yagcina khona ubudlelwano obuqinile nomphakathi impilo yayo yonke.

Umthelela kumarekhodi ezemidlalo nezibalo

Indaba eshiywe ngu-Devonta Lee idlulela ngale kwezibalo zokwamukelwa namayadi azuzwe kukho konke ukufaneleka kwakhe ekolishi. Amarekhodi asemthethweni abonisa isamba sokwamukelwa okungu-11 namayadi angu-112 phakathi nesikhathi sakhe neqembu le-X__NM2___X, ngaphezu kokubamba iqhaza kwakhe okubalulekile emkhankasweni wesihloko kazwelonke wango-2019, ehlanganisa igama lakhe ezinqolobaneni zesikhungo zemiphakathi yezemfundo ayeyimele.

Imininingwane yendlela yemisebenzi kanye nezenzakalo ezibalulekile

Umthelela wokulahlekelwa udlule izimbangi zendawo, ukuhlanganisa izinhlelo zezemidlalo ezihlukene enkumbulo yomamukeli osemusha. Izigigaba ezibalulekile emsebenzini womsubathi zihlanganisa amarekhodi alandelayo ayiqiniso:

– I-Participação isebenza ngokuwina ubuqhawe bukazwelonke be-NCAA ngesizini ka-2019.

– I-Atuação ezindaweni eziningi zamaqhinga, ebonisa ukuguquguquka kwezikimu ezihlaselayo nasemaqenjini akhethekile.

– Superação yokwelashwa okuqinile kokuqala kwe-oncological okwavumela ukubuyela kancane kwezemidlalo ngo-2024.

– Reconhecimento izinkokhelo ezisemthethweni kanye nezakamuva ezivela kuzo zonke izikhungo zemfundo abezimele eminyakeni edlule.