Professional basketball player Alexis Cervantes disappears in Mexico

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The National Professional Basketball League (LNBP) of Mexico called on the public for help in locating Alexis Cervantes, star player of the Libertadores de Querétaro, who was last seen on Tuesday, December 21.

The League made the request on Friday in a statement posted on its official Twitter account (@ BaloncestoMexi1).

Cervantes, the LNBP reported, was playing a tournament in the town of Crimbo, Tancítaro municipality, in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

The last time he was seen he was traveling from there to Guadalajara, for his connection to Guasave, in Sinaloa, where he was preparing to spend the December holidays with his family.

On the way home that day, Alexis Cervantes spoke with his family for the last time.

Alexis Cervantes, a professional basketball player from Mexico, disappeared on December 21, 2021. This photo was published by the Mexican Basketball League.

(Credit: Twitter / @ BaloncestoMexi1)

So far, the Michoacán authorities have not released information related to the disappearance of Cervantes in this state.

CNN sent messages to the Michoacán government, but so far no response has been received.

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CNN is also trying to contact Cervantes' family.

It is known that the young athlete carried on his back a backpack engraved with his surname "Cervantes".

The leaders of the LNBP request that any information that helps with the whereabouts of Cervantes be shared by telephone by calling 011-687-191-0405 within Mexico.

Cervantes, who is 2.1 meters tall, currently plays for the Libertadores de Querétaro, according to the LNBP.

In the past he has been a member of the Abejas de León and the Correcaminos, both teams of the Mexican professional basketball league.

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