", ▁( Press ▁release ), ▁Kentucky ▁Art isan ▁Center ▁at ▁Bere a , ▁via ▁Kentucky . gov , ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁accessed ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Category : Art ific ial ▁Christmas ▁trees ▁Category : G erman - American ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁Kevin ▁Cl inton ▁La ue ▁( born ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁tall ▁American ▁college ▁student ▁and ▁basketball ▁player ▁at ▁Manh attan ▁College . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁missing ▁half ▁of ▁one ▁arm ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁skills ▁and ▁success ▁in ▁over coming ▁advers ity . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁he ▁played ▁at ▁a ▁military ▁a cademy ▁in ▁Virginia ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁prospect ▁for ▁colleg iate ▁play . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁play ▁Division ▁I ▁basketball ▁for ▁Manh attan ▁College . ▁A ▁document ary ▁film ▁titled ▁Long ▁Sh ot : ▁The ▁Kevin ▁La ue ▁Story ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁restriction ▁of ▁pr en atal ▁blood ▁circul ation , ▁La ue ▁was ▁born ▁with ▁a ▁left ▁arm ▁that ▁ended ▁just ▁below ▁his ▁el bow ; ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁short ▁rounded ▁st ump ▁of ▁his ▁for ear m . ▁His ▁parents ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁s occer ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁but ▁Kevin ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁s occer