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Enmanuel, college player with 1 arm, becomes an inspiration
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Hansel Enmanuel (24), a freshman guard from the Dominican Republic for Northwestern State, looks to drive around Rice guard Jaden Geron (0) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Houston. Enmanuel lost his left arm in a childhood accident and has attained the talent and skill to play at the college level. - photo by AP Photo/Michael Wyke
Hansel Enmanuel paused for a moment and then reached for his left leg. “I’m going to show you something I haven’t shown nobody,” he said, slowly lifting the leg of his sweatpants until the leg is exposed to the thigh. “Look.” He pointed to scar after scar after scar down the length of the leg of an internet sensation, a one-armed basketball player for Northwestern State who stands 6-foot-6.