During the second quarter of Tuesday’s Cleveland Cavaliers 89-77 win over the Boston Celtics, LeBron James took a minute to greet the hero of the game, 16-year-old Special Olympics athlete Aaron Miller. Miller was reportedly recognized for the MVP award ;at Boston’s recent Special Olympics competition. ; The overjoyed look on Miller’s face was priceless. According to ESPN, Miller overcame brain damage ;and thousands of hours of surgery to get where he is now. He currently plays on the basketball and golf teams for his high school in Massachusetts. “When I saw his story, it was just like, I don’t know, I felt like I was a part of him,” James said to reporters after the …
During the second quarter of Tuesday’s Cleveland Cavaliers 89-77 win over the Boston Celtics, LeBron James took a minute to greet the hero of the game, 16-year-old Special Olympics athlete Aaron Miller. Miller was reportedly recognized for the MVP award ;at Boston’s recent Special Olympics competition. ;
The overjoyed look on Miller’s face was priceless.
According to ESPN, Miller overcame brain damage ;and thousands of hours of surgery to get where he is now. He currently plays on the basketball and golf teams for his high school in Massachusetts.
“When I saw his story, it was just like, I don’t know, I felt like I was a part of him,” James said to reporters after the game. “It was not for you guys or the fans; it was for him.”
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin said that James presented the teen with his shoes after the game.
A moment neither Miller nor James will soon forget.
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