Bad news for Hector: he will miss the World Cup and have surgery. It was a banal shock, but it caused a hand fracture. It's a joke in bad taste for him three weeks before the competition.
The Sacramento Kings' medical staff vetoed his participation in the competition and favored immediate surgery. He, who was so proud to defend his country's colors, is depressed.
Fortunately for him, it is the beginning of the NBA offseason, and he will recover before training camp. He suffered a fracture of the head of the 2nd metacarpal. Two intramedullary pins will be removed 45 days later, i.e., a month and a half.
The cessation of basketball and rehabilitation will be necessary.
The chances of winning the competition were zero, but without their best player, qualifying is a question to be asked. Lithuania had confirmed the absence of Domantas Sabonis, the All-Star center of the Indiana Pacers, which had convinced the Mexican people that Hector would massacre everything in his path.
The damage being done, after his successful surgery in Sacramento, he was able to focus on Belinda's problems. With the help of Hector's father's contacts, she founded her sports management company: Mucha Libre Sport. The company's headquarters will be based in Sacramento and at a subsidiary in Mexico City for obvious reasons.
Obviously, her first client: Not Hector because she is not an agent certified by the NBA, but she has a contract with the players who have just turned professional at Santos Laguna. In football, he doesn't need a diploma in most countries to become an agent, but not just anyone can become one.
Coaches, members of the management or shareholders of a club, and persons who have been bankrupt or have criminal convictions cannot become sports agents. Belinda is the wife of the main shareholder. She has no interest in the club, which makes her eligible for the FIFA exam.
Following the review that will take place in September, if successful, she will obtain a license from FIFA, hence the verbal promise not to put her name in the contract signatures for the moment.
Each player would like to have relations with their boss, and it is, therefore, the lucky ones who are directly connected to the highest executive of the club. For young players, it's the holy grail. Relationships can weigh on a career in all areas.
Once there, she will work with Jessica Holtz of CAA Sports. The goal is to be certified by the NBA as soon as possible and doubled by a FIFA agent status, and it is possible, after seeing how things are done in the NBA, to have NBPA certification.
The players' association gives the certificate, and Hector is also one of the players with good relations with everyone. His image among the players is good, even if they preferred Zion during the All-Star Game.
This month, Hector has become a respectable family man. Our dear twins live with Belinda's parents while they make their respective careers. Belinda was busy with revisions for her license, and Hector spent his days taking care of them and then enjoying a family meal in the evening.
This friendly and family atmosphere that Hector missed so much rests him psychologically. The weight of the nation's expectations and Sacramento fans, the long regular season, and the incessant travel, he forgot all that.
Mexico, family, and everything that goes with it. He took the opportunity to see his childhood friends and often went to Torreòn to see the training sessions and the atmosphere of the team.
He realizes that he has evolved and used his second chance well. Potential starter and All-Star, owner of a football club, this is the journey of a winner of life.
But now he has to win. Hector's goal changed in time. Although he remained the same, he long wondered what was the purpose of his second chance. Over time, he asked himself questions.
Was he too pragmatic? He feels like he's finding an answer over time.
He looked at her, hand covered with an orthopedic splint, and raised his hand towards the moon. He raises his fist and thinks: "God has given me a second chance. I have to prove my existence."