Torrey Pines basketball player overcomes bone cancer (by John Maffei)

Post date: Feb 7, 2020 6:30:34 AM

The news hit Nick Herrmann like he’d just taken a charge from a 280-pound forward — but was whistled for a block.

Before the first game of last season, a doctor at UCLA put her hands on Nick’s shoulders and told him he’d never play basketball again.

“We hugged. We both cried,” Herrmann said. “But that doctor didn’t know me very well.

“I used that day as inspiration. I was determined to prove her wrong.”

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