Lance Allred

Lance Collin Allred (born February 2, 1981) is the first legally-deaf player in NBA history, inspirational speaker, author and TEDx star of "What is Your Polygamy?" He is a Mexican American. Allred is legally deaf, with 75–80% hearing loss due to Rh complications at birth. Allred is the author of five books, his first the autobiography, Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA, published by Harper Collins in 2009. In 2020 Allred published his fifth book, The New Alpha Male: How to Win the Game When the Rules are Changing, with Sounds True Publishers.

Lance Allred

Lance Collin Allred (born February 2, 1981) is the first legally-deaf player in NBA history, inspirational speaker, author and TEDx star of "What is Your Polygamy?" He is a Mexican American. Allred is legally deaf, with 75–80% hearing loss due to Rh complications at birth. Allred is the author of five books, his first the autobiography, Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA, published by Harper Collins in 2009. In 2020 Allred published his fifth book, The New Alpha Male: How to Win the Game When the Rules are Changing, with Sounds True Publishers.