Editing José Ortiz (basketball) (section)

==Personal life==
Ortiz married actress Nirita Ruíz, with whom he had one daughter, [[Volleyball]] player [[Neira Ortiz|Neira]], and whom he had met during the filming of a commercial for [[Aqua Velva]], in which both acted.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/jQHJ8y2XERw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201117080011/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQHJ8y2XERw&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQHJ8y2XERw| title = Anuncio de Aqua Velva de Piculin Ortiz en 1988 | website=[[YouTube]]| date = June 19, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> He also had a son from a previous relationship.<ref>[http://www.primerahora.com/faltapersonaldejosepiculinortiz-522045.html Falta personal de José “Piculín” Ortiz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703233609/http://www.primerahora.com/faltapersonaldejosepiculinortiz-522045.html |date=2011-07-03 }} on ''[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]''; Rodríguez-Burns, Francisco (July 1, 2011)</ref> However, the couple divorced in 2006.<ref name="El derrumbe de Piculin Ortiz"/> He has been in a relationship with Sylvia Ríos, since 2009 and married her in 2021.

===Legal problems===
On June 29, 2011, Ortiz was arrested for drug related charges. Federal agents seized 218 [[marijuana]] plants in a rented property, along with munitions for [[AR-15]] rifles. Ortiz allegedly claimed possession of all the material during the arrest. At the [[bail hearing]], Ortiz was legally represented by a public defender, since he claimed he had no money for a lawyer. At the hearing, the judge decided to send Ortiz to a rehabilitation clinic.<ref>[http://www.elnuevodia.com/federalesleocupanmarihuanaymunicionesdealtopoderapiculinortiz-1004797.html Tribunal envía a Piculín Ortiz a clínica para tratar adicción a drogas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703092025/http://www.elnuevodia.com/federalesleocupanmarihuanaymunicionesdealtopoderapiculinortiz-1004797.html |date=2011-07-03 }} on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]''; Suárez Torres, Limarys (June 30, 2011)</ref>

On November 4, 2011, Ortiz declared himself guilty of the charges against him.<ref name="elnuevodia.com">[http://www.elnuevodia.com/fueunmalejemplodemiparte-1112937.html Piculín Ortiz se declara culpable y podría ir preso] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208155504/http://www.elnuevodia.com/fueunmalejemplodemiparte-1112937.html|date=2011-12-08}} on ''[[El Nuevo Día]]''; Suárez Torres, Lymaris (November 5, 2011)</ref> The next week, he failed a surprise [[drug test]], which revealed he had used [[cocaine]]. Judge Camille Vélez Rivé ordered the immediate imprisonment of Ortiz, arguing that she had given him several opportunities already.<ref>[http://www.primerahora.com/josepiculinortizesingresadoaprision-576770.html José "Piculín" Ortiz es ingresado a prisión] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129073751/http://www.primerahora.com/josepiculinortizesingresadoaprision-576770.html |date=2011-11-29 }} on ''[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]''; Rodríguez-Burns, Francisco (November 8, 2011)</ref> On March 29, 2012, he was sentenced to six months in prison.<ref name="Suárez, Lymaris"/>

===Health===
In 2023, Ortiz was diagnosed with [[colorectal cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/piculin-llega-al-choliseo-en-medio-de-tratamiento-de-cancer-va-todo-bien-gracias-a-dios/|title=Piculín llega al Choliseo en medio de tratamiento de cáncer: "Va todo bien, gracias a Dios"|date=July 4, 2024|website=Primera Hora}}</ref>

On 14 January, 2025, he had surgery to treat his cancer and was released after two weeks in the hospital for the surgery, but was re-hospitalized days after, and the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation announced that blood donations are needed for the former basketball player.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/notas/piden-sangre-para-jose-piculin-ortiz-que-fue-recluido-nuevamente-debido-a-una-recaida-por-su-condicion-de-cancer-colorrectal/ | title=Piden sangre para José "Piculín" Ortiz, quien fue recluido nuevamente debido a una recaída por su condición de cáncer colorrectal }}</ref>