the reaction of the little one is viral – Corriere.it

it was the best moment of my life. It is not hard to believe the words of Gaia, the little fan of the Los Angeles Lakers who yesterday saw a certain LeBron James sitting next to her
. We are at the Chase Center, the brand new arena of the Golden State Warriors, beaten in a sprint by the Lakers without LeBron (rested due to an ankle problem) but with Davis and the latest arrivals from the transfer market. Gaia in one of the seats near the guest bench, the Lakers, with her brother Liam. The game started a few minutes ago when LeBron arrives, wearing a denim jacket and a bright green hat pulled right down on his head.

The best scorer in NBA history quickly passes the two boys and sits down. He doesn’t notice that next to him Gaia and Liam are living a dream: to have their favorite player there. He takes out his smartphone and starts snapping pictures. She is amazed: she opens her mouth wide, covers it with her hand and looks around in amazement. It seems to say: really LeBron James the one sitting next to me?. A natural reaction, which became viral on social networks in a few hours.

The Lakers won that game and LeBron, who at first didn’t even notice the reaction aroused in the young fan, after he stopped with her to talk and then take a picture. When come to sit here — admitted Gaia to espn — because he is very tall at first I could only see his shoes, then I looked up and saw LeBron James. The first thing that came to my mind was: “Oh my God, the greatest basketball player of all time sitting right next to me…”.

Even LeBron appreciated this unscheduled. A few hours later he posted on Instagram the photo of Gaia, adding: This is exactly why I love what I do.