The first Venezuelan basketball player to play the NBA, Carl Herrera, launched a campaign this Sunday to recover the two championship rings that he won in 1994 and 1995 with the Houston Rockets and that were stolen.
“As many of you already know, the two NBA champion rings of 1994 and 1995 were stolen from me in Venezuela, in two separate, unfortunate events that I never thought would happen,” Herrera, who played as a forward, wrote on his account. from Instagram.
The former player, who debuted in the US league in 1991, stated that he never believed that the two rings could be stolen from him because of the “respect and consideration” he always had for Venezuela and for “representing all” the citizens of his country “each time that “entered a field anywhere in the world.”
“Now I would like, with great respect to all of you, to help me campaign to recover the rings. That they take this message to all the people who can and thus reach those who may have some information that helps to find them, ”said the 53-year-old ex-athlete.
As he assured, the campaign does not seek “any type of persecution of people who have them, but rather understand that these objects are a valuable part of the historical and sports memory of Venezuela.”
“In addition, they have a sentimental value that you and I understand, so they must be where they belong,” he added.
EFE
