I think it's just there's a difference, you know, like actually indulging in, you know, the culture to traditions, the language, all of that stuff. This is my fathers playful response when people ask how he feels about being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Its nice they are recognizing someone who has been committed to the game of basketball.. Attles, 82, has had four surgeries in the past. The racket she caused made my father get up to ask her what was wrong. So, the Warriors themselves, for what they are, they've given me dreams. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." Toscano-Anderson could have been among them. Leave all that. It got even harder when their home burned down when Juan was in third grade. "I still did it all my way," Toscano-Anderson said. Heck, he wears it on his chest and back every time he puts on his Golden State Warriors jersey. But eventually, they did. What she couldnt have foreseen was that Juan would travel the world, only to return to the Bay Area and offer hope to the next generation of Oaklanders. Juan, he said, had a real future in basketball. (By Dino Vournas/Straff Archives), Oakland, CA January 23, 1980 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles rejoices. He became the first Warriors Basketball Camp alumni to play for the Dubs, and the third product of the camps to play in the NBA. Stephen Curry has not only led a Warriors resurgence since entering the league, he has changed the game with his long-distance shooting. In my case, I was raised in a predominantly white family and went to a predominantly white school. Toscano-Andersons performance at the 2015 FIBA Americas championship was enough to land him a contract from Mexicos top league. But after he came home from practice earlier that day complaining of knee pain, Patricia had given him Tylenol with Codeine. Juan Toscano-Anderson, even as a child, always appreciated his mother, Patricia, raising him in a single-parent home. (1999) and Black Magic (2008). He remembers me.. One of those games included a USA-Mexico match. He thanked Attles again Thursday, noting, "She just changed my life." (Ron Riesterer / Oakland Tribune Staff Archives), Oakland, CA February 13, 1976 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles at a press conference. He immediately makes an impact as an energy dude off the bench, grabbing every offensive rebound in sight, Dana said as he analyzed the forward. He is married to Willhemina Rice. Like, let's do it, as opposed to just beating up on the kids at school and in my class all the time. Willhemina Attles, wife of Warriors Hall of Famer Al Attles, holds a mug signed by current Warrior Juan Toscano-Anderson and his third-grade classmates from back in 2002 when Attles was. pizza favorite shuts down after 13 years, plus more closings, Your Privacy Choices (Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads). Oakland is no stranger to people with mixed backgrounds. After the Warriors went 48-34 in the 1974-75 season, Attles coached the Warriors to their first NBA championship in 1975 by upsetting the Washington Bullets in a four-game Finals sweep. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images. His top choice was Cal in nearby Berkeley, but his mother, desperate for him to get as far away from East Oaklands streets as possible, persuaded him to pick the Wisconsin school. For the rest of the school year, she made herself available to Juan anytime he needed her. Al Attles is a Warriors icon, but his wife, Wilhelmina, has been his rock for more than half a century. Now on that standard contract, Juan is ready to prove that decision was the right one. Hes been with the Warriors forever. But what he brings to this team extends far beyond what the stat sheet shows. Coach Steve Kerr rocked a retro-style suit in Attles' honor, sighing and saying after the game, "Polyester, 100 percent polyester. Those trophies and basketballs dont mean anything. This happened once he transferred schools after having a knife pulled on him in second grade. In our Oakland home, thousands of miles away from my fathers ultimate coaching triumph, I hugged my little sister, Ericka and did a happy dance with my mother. And well just smile, because thats so him. Attles's team tried to repeat the following season, but they lost to the Phoenix Suns in the Conference Finals in seven games. Seeing somebody from Oakland, it probably gives them a little more inspiration and a little more motivation like this guys where Im from, he grew up in the same neighborhood I grew up in.. Attles, 82, arrived Friday for Game 4 of the NBA Finals with son Al Attles III to a warm welcome from security and arena staff. I paint the city, man, Toscano-Anderson said. Several teams came looking to throw big money at him, hoping they would lure him away with more than Mr. Meuli could offer. Although his role has greatly changed, we now happily assume the role of caregivers to the man who has given so much to so many. Toscano-Anderson's family immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico, in the 1940s and immediately settled in Oakland. He tries to impact the game the same way Green does -- by doing a bit of everything. It was not only a momentous occasion in his basketball career, but a culmination of events that are almost hard to believe. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. My father is as humble as they come. Youre running into all these different monsters, only theyre things like gangs and drive-by shootings.. But all it took was a little encouragement from the wife of a Warriors Hall of Famer to turn him onto the sport. I grew up around [an] all Mexican family. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Friends told her that he had blossomed into an all-state player at Castro Valley High School. "It was like something to feed off of," the Warriors forwardsaid. It's a city made up of an incredibly diverse population, making those of us who tend to fall in minority races or are biracial feel more at peace. In the fall of his senior year at Castro Valley, he committed to Marquette. Beaty slugged Meschery . FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. It wasnt good, but my mom ate it like it was steak and lobster. Following a short stint as the Warriors general manager in 1983-84, Attles retired and became a regular fixture at Warriors home games. As did the policeman. All she wanted was to keep him smiling. He performed so well that it prompted a last-minute trade of six-year NBA veteran Terrence Jones in order to make a roster spot for Toscano-Anderson. Everybody always said that if Al ever got into boxing, Barry said, he probably wouldve been a world champion.. "I'm in tune with both of my heritages, and I love that about myself. "I knew that I was Mexican. He hadnt known how to cook, just as he hadnt known how to coach when Franklin Mieuli asked him to take charge of the Warriors. He is an awesome husband, a great father, a super uncle, the best Pop-Pop, and a one-of-a-kind friend. As Toscano-Anderson said, the team never treated him as a two-way player because of what he brought to the court. I don't know if it was my pride or selfishness, but I have no regrets.". A native of Oakland, Toscano-Anderson is uniquely tied to the Golden State Warriors. When Attles arranged for him to attend the Warriors youth basketball camp for free, she didnt imagine that it would start a hardwood odyssey that would culminate in a roster spot on his hometown NBA team. Macario had bought the house in 1970 after moving to Oakland, where a couple of his sisters had settled, from the Mexican state of Michoacan. Tuesday, February 12, 2013. . He walks a little crookedly, and he struggles with his memory sometimes. Follow Bay Area News Group Warriors beat writer Mark Medina on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. "Enjoy this journey that basketball and life have taken me on. Now Toscano-Anderson is poised to become the first Oakland-born player since the early 1970s to stick on the Warriors roster for three straight seasons. It was 20 years ago when teacher Wilhelmina Attles, wife of former Warriors star player and coach Al Attles, encouraged Toscano-Anderson to play basketball. Almost every off day the Warriors get, Toscano-Anderson guides his Honda east on Interstate 580, toward the streets where he learned the power of perseverance. Al Attles was born on November 7, 1936 in Newark, NJ. The time he saw a homeless man beat another homeless man with an aluminum bat on 95th Avenue. Patricia was a single mother of four. But as a child, it's even harder. That yellow, single-story house with a lime tree in the front yard has long been a family haven. When he is not watching the game, Attles is catching up with a former Warriors teammate or fan. Al Attles is synonymous with the Golden State Warriors, and Friday night he will be immortalized here as a member of the basketball Hall Of Fame. . She was aware of the strugglesthe Toscano family was facing and wanted to help, so she suggested Toscano-Andersonenrollin the Golden State Warriors youth camp. Beyond that, Attles didnt know much. I remember attending an NBA all-star game one summer at The Forum. "And at the end of the day, when it's all said and done, even if I fail, I can always look myself in the mirror and say I did it Juan's way. But the more we thought about it, the more we knew we wanted to tell people about the things that make my father special to us. Kerr wore a 1970s style suit similar to what Attles wore on the sideline. He joined the Oakland Rebels AAU team (now known as Team Lillard), and played for Castro Valley High School. Attles was photographed at the team's downtown Oakland practice facility where a large sign honors the 74-75 Warriors. Al's moment came at the height of the "Blaxploitation" period in American cinema when as a boy, his father took him to see Michael Schultz "Car Wash" and Sidney . His career was built on maximizing his ability and working to become efficient in areas he wasnt comfortable. Once he slipped up. Not a bad story for someone who Dana says is such a great dude.. I knew theyd knock him right out, Patricia said. (D. Ross Cameron/Staff Archives), Golden State Warriors' legend Alvin Attles ackowledges the crowd as Nate Thurmond, left, looks on during a special tribute to Attles as part of the NBA Hardwood Classics Month during the game agaInst the Milwaukee Bucks in the first half of an NBA game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. And playing alongside players such as Steph Curry and Draymond Green and seeing the championship trophies the Warriors won without him is constantly humbling him and serves as reminders as to what level he wants to reach. As a youth, Toscano-Anderson was a Warriors Basketball Camp participant, officially becoming the first Golden State Warriors player to have participated in the franchises youth basketball program. A Warriors Outsiders segment was detailing Toscano-Andersons rise with Golden State. Originally, we thought this piece was going to speak to his victories, his winning percentage, his accolades, and his achievements with the Warriors. He played college basketball at North Carolina A&T, and was selected 39th overall in the 1960 NBA draft. His steaks were tender, his gumbo was excellent, and his breakfasts were legendary. The Bay Area will catch a break from winter storms for a couple days, but it wont last very long. For the next year, Patricia and her two youngest kids ping-ponged between relatives houses and budget motels, unsure where theyd sleep most nights. (Staff Archives), Oakland, CA January 23, 1980 - Golden State Warriors basketball coach Al Attles on the sidelines. Because of those varying roles, Attles will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on Sept. 6. You can also get notified of new episodes on iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify, Stitcher and SoundCloud. For kids that are from Oakland, they can identify with me., Toscano-Anderson continued: Its not like theyre looking at the Kobe Bryants or the LeBron James. I greatly anticipate my father becoming immortalized. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group), Golden State Warriors legend Al Attles, center, tosses the basket ball between Jenny Fang, left, and her cousin Ella Fang to start a game as part of the refurbished baskteball court ceremony at Lincoln Square Park in Oakland in 2006. None of the coaches, none of my teammates they really made me feel a part of this. So needless to say, basketball and the Bay Area are big parts of his life. It also unlocked his passion for basketball. (Oakland Tribune Photo), Former player, coach, player/coach and the last coach to last Warriors' coach to win a championship Al Attles has a word with the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) following their victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference finals at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The lone constant during a journey that included stops in Mexico and Santa Cruz was his unparalleled effort. He believed he owed the franchise that believed so much in him. My dad agreed and the next day, he promptly burned a can of franks-and-beans for dinner. Our house didnt burn; we were among the fortunate. Almost all their belongings, including many of the kids childhood photos, were destroyed. Toscano-Anderson contains a similar fire to that of Draymond Green, who's considered the heartbeat of the team. "To just have some better competition, there were a lot of kids there that were older than me, and that were actually pursuing basketball and had game. For those 20 or so minutes, he was like any other kid, giggling as he beat his classmates in footraces or pickup basketball games. I am done trying to show people that I am Black and I am Mexican. "I'm super excited, obviously for myself to be on the team and continue to play basketball, but this is a life-changing contract. He also didnt inundate us with a lot of technical things and paper work. One family member who took them in for a period had a rule: Everyone needed to be out of the house by the time she left for work at 4 a.m. For the four hours before Patricia could drop her kids off at school, she watched as Juan read childrens books to his little sister and sang songs in their sedan. He shot and killed Juan on 92nd Avenue. She also did the cooking, the cleaning, paid the bills, helped with homework, carpooled us to our various activities and even taught me how to play basketball, as more and more of my fathers time was spent at work. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Al Attles returned to Oracle Arena at long last. Sign up for a free trial of Mark Medinas Warriors text messaging service* * *, I would go over and sit with him. Though Patricia was three years older, she had viewed Juan as her protector. He is a graduate of Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey and North Carolina A&T State University. Golden State Warriors | He took over as player-coach for the last season of his career, and remained as head coach until 1983 (save for 21 games in 1980). BARTs second Transbay Tube could get quashed as planners scale back S.F. My dad paid the boy a visit. This happened once he transferred schools after having a knife pulled on him in second grade. You hardly feel out of place. Its a reflection of Toscano-Andersons upbringing in East Oakland, the most dangerous area of a city with 30 homicides already in 2021. Just as he was starting to contemplate life without basketball, he got a call from the Mexican national team, which wanted to fly him to Mexico City for a tryout. As Toscano-Anderson said, he didn't ever believe he'd play for the same team he grew up cheering on. Beyond Attles No . Really? Workers in S.F. Patricia Toscano, mother of Golden State Warriors forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, stands outside his childhood home in Oakland. I am versatile. When his mom moved back to Castro Valley when he was in fifth grade, he refused to leave East Oakland. Attles has been on the Warriors' payroll in one capacity or another for 62 years, the longest uninterrupted streak of any person for one team. Even now, 42 games into his NBA career, Toscano-Anderson still finds it hard to believe hes on the Warriors. A mechanical engineer, he raised four kids as a single father and tried to shield them from the gang violence overtaking the surrounding streets. I hit all my spots.. A film he wrote . Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Im just ecstatic that hes one of the positive ones. Before returning to his luxury apartment near Chase Center in San Francisco, Toscano-Anderson feasts at his favorite Mexican restaurant, Mariscos La Costa on International Boulevard. Alvin Attles was born on November 7, 1936 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. After averaging 3.8 points per game over his four-year career at Marquette, Toscano-Anderson didnt receive a single offer to play overseas, much less in the NBA. Toscano-Anderson joined the 2018-19 training camp roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors, G League affiliate of Golden State, as a local tryout player. Klay Thompson subscribes. He retired as a player after the 197071 season, and stayed on as head coach, guiding the Rick Barry-led Warriors to the 1975 NBA championship over the heavily favored Washington Bullets, making him the second African-American coach to win an NBA title (the first was Bill Russell). To Toscano-Anderson, this meant that he too could compete against the talent in the G League. After joining the former Philadelphia Warriors in 1960 as the clubs fifth-round draft choice, Attles became known as The Destroyer during his 11-year NBA career because of his unyielding physical presence along with 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists. He won an NBA championship in 1975, which made him the second African-American coach to do so, joining Bill Russell. Encouraged by her reaction, my father soon became the primary cook in our family. The bigger picture to my father was always his family, and the Warriors had become his family. I heard that message on more Saturday mornings than I can recall. Once I leave Chase Center, I can drive across that bridge and go straight home and celebrate all of this with my family. I just want to contribute to my teams success, he said. Family photos from Juan Toscano-Andersons youth. "I never imagined it being a Warrior jersey. On a handful of chilly nights, when Patricia couldnt afford a motel and no relatives had a spare room, she slept in the passenger seat while Juan and Ariana were in the back, their blankets pulled tight. Outside of his family, most of the people he interacted with were Black. Either before the game or a during a timeout, they walk toward the concourse atop the lower bowl. "I always wanted to walk onto that court donning an NBA jersey," Toscano-Anderson said. (By Robert Stinnett / Oakland Tribune), Al Attles was the head coach for the Golden State Warriors during their only championship in the 1974-75 season. By the time Juan was 14, Patricias goal for him was clear: college somewhere, anywhere and a life away from Oakland. The Warriors were longshots to beat the Washington Bullets. "And I always tried to embed that in them in it, and let them know that it didn't make them any less.". Coming up in the part of the town that I came up in, it almost feels like youre in that book, Where the Wild Things Are, Toscano-Anderson said. "To be. I think it's the best of both worlds.". "I love Al Attles (then the head coach). . Santa Cruz play-by-play announcer Kevin Dana noticed what he brought to the team early-on. In class, his voice barely rose above a whisper. 16, Barry (24), Wilt Chamberlain (13), Tom Meschery (14), Chris Mullin (17) and Nate Thurmond (42) hang in the rafters. My dad and my sister were my only regular exposure to other Black people. Juan often was late to school -- not because of rebellion, but because his motherwas spread thin -- and during class, he wasn't fully present. Despite being a fan though, Toscano-Anderson did not play basketball early in life. One night in July 1992, Macarios youngest son, Juan, had an argument with someone in the neighborhood. She and Kansas City . I love it here. My father was being interviewed some 20 feet away and saw the guard grab me. At that time, the only NBA player he knew about was Allen Iverson.". Even when he was not at his healthiest, Attles still attended Warriors home games in recent seasons. NBC Sports Bay Area celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by taking a trip south of the border to tell the story of Juan Toscano-Anderson's Mexican heritage, his experience playing professionally in Mexico and how his Oakland roots impacted his journey to the Warriors. Scott Adams faces 'consequence culture' as U.S. newspapers drop Dilbert, Tom Cruise's 'ditching' of Suri showcased by Judd Apatow's 'co-parenting' joke, ex-Scientology exec says. Despite the violence, Toscano-Anderson came to appreciate East Oaklands blue-collar ethos at an early age. Alvin Attles, Actor: Inside Moves. That showed me like, oh, I got a long way to go to get better.". "She never mentioned Mr. Attles was her husband, and I mean, I knew [who] the Warriors were, but I didn't know any of that," Patricia said. He loved it. The Bay Area is catching a break from winter storms. You can waste them both.. "Of course we had family, but you know, who wants to go to their family with their children? Alvin Attles' wife she was my third grade teacher and I was playing soccer prior to that put me into a Warriors Camp. Meteorologist Gerry Daz examines why Februarys storm door was left wide open and when more Yosemite breaks snow record; park closed indefinitely, The epic California snowpack is inching toward record levels. After 3 hours of labor, Patricia gave birth to a 9-pound, 12-ounce baby. And Toscano-Anderson has a similar tenacity, grit and hustle. "I always said, 'You guys have two reasons to be proud,' " Toscano-Anderson's mothersaid. 95 jersey, the highest number in Warriors history, is a nod to his grandfathers home at 95th Avenue and A Street in East Oaklands Elmhurst neighborhood. I ran and collected all the family photo albums and put them in my car. But he committed himself, learned and he became great. I tried to provide a shoulder, just extra love and attention.. He played overseas, joining the Mexican national basketball team in 2016 at the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and then in Mexico and Venezuela from 2016 to 2018. But at a certain point, the competition on the playground wasn't enough for him. He is an actor, known for Inside Moves (1980), The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame. She noticed that he seemed to be happiest when he was playing basketball in the schoolyard. I was just like, This is insane, Toscano-Anderson said. He rushed from his interview and was soon nose -to-nose with the policeman. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! He is one of the last living members of the franchise who dates to their time in Philadelphia. Attles, 82, has not been at Warriors games recently this season because of what team spokesman Raymond Ridder called age-related ailments. The Warriors have invited Attles to be among the Warriors luminaries to attend Sundays game against the Clippers, which will mark the final regular-season game at Oracle Arena. I know I am Black," Toscano-Anderson revealed. But does that mean he was a Warriors fan growing up? In 29 games, Juan Toscano-Anderson has averaged 5.0 points on 52.8% shooting, 4.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Warriors. I wanted to be a guy who establishes himself in this league and is not just here for preseason or a 10-day or a call-up. But Ridder added, his family is going to play it by ear on whether he attends. I remember walking to in the house one day to find Marvin Gaye sitting in our living room. My mom explained that her day was exhausting, and she was tired. "Like, wow, I get to beat all of these kids? My dad never looked for trouble, but he would fight for his family. As he walks past familiar liquor stores and laundromats, he is reminded of some childhood memories that shake him to this day. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasn't followed: What should you do? [7] He was a role player on the 1964 Warriors team (with Wilt Chamberlain and Guy Rodgers) that made the NBA Finals and eventually lost the championship series to the Boston Celtics, four games to one. Al Attles, NBA player. She also helped him get on the Oakland Rebels AAU basketball team. bobbleheads of his likeness. One would think, such brushes with greatness might change a person. His work has been honored by APSE, CNPA and the Professional Basketball Writers Association. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. 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