Harrison Wiesneth couldn’t contain his excitement after receiving several pairs of shoes from the Timberwolves star, following months of struggles with shopping.

ROBBINSDALE, Minn. — Basketball has its advantages when you’re big, but at just 15 years old, Harrison Wiesneth is already finding that it comes with a few complications.

“I’m 6’10 right now,” he said. “The bad things are like, my knees, and fitting into (tight) spaces.”

Wiesneth’s size and skill on the court have helped him land playing time on both the varsity and junior varsity teams at Hiawatha Collegiate High School this year, but his latest growth spurt also presented two big challenges: his left and right feet. 

“It’s a really big struggle to find size 20 shoes when you’re not a millionaire,” said Smantha Wiesneth, Harrison’s mother. “And I’m not a millionaire.”

It took her months and a lot of help to find Harrison’s first pair of size 20s last year.

“His coach asked a trainer, who asked another trainer, who had access to the Timberwolves facility, who found us one pair,” she said.

At the time, they were told the pair were castoffs from the Timberwolves’ star center, Rudy Gobert.

“That’s basically all the shoes I had for a year,” Harrison said. “Those and my Crocs. Crocs are easy to find.”

Then, shortly after the start of the high school season, Harrison ran into a problem. His shoes wore out. 

“They were Nike shoes and the air bubble popped,” he said. “It really started bothering my knees.”

Desperate for a quick fix, Samantha decided to try going straight to the source, sending Gobert a direct message on Instagram. 

“I thought, I’m just going to shoot my shot,” she said. “I thought he’s not going to answer me.”

But a couple of weeks later, Gobert replied, saying he’d be happy to deliver. Then, just days before Christmas, a big gift arrived. 

“I opened it, peeked in it, and then I was like, ‘It’s really here! It really came! They came through,'” Samantha said.

That’s when she handed the package over to Harrison and started recording on her phone.

In a video that has now been shared tens of thousands of times online, Harrison can’t contain his excitement as he pulls multiple pairs of size 20 basketball shoes out of the box. He also discovered Timberwolves gear and a couple of other hard-to-find items.

“There were Nike slides,” Harrison said. 

“Yeah, he’s never even had slides,” Samantha said.

“And then he gave me these Nike Air Force Ones,” Harrison added. “I’ve been wanting these. It’s nice to have just casual shoes too. I’m super grateful.”

KARE11 asked Gobert about the gift following the Timberwolves’ win over the Knicks on Tuesday night.

“I was happy to put together a little box and then choose some shoes for him to be able to wear,” Gobert said. “Not too long ago, I was a kid with big feet… and not being able to find shoes that would fit me. When I was 18, Alexis Ajinça, who was in the NBA at that time, gave away a bag full of clothes and a couple of shoes and I remember how it changed my life.”

A big moment, Gobert has now officially paid forward.

“He’s the reason I’m able to have shoes to play,” Harrison said. “He’s been the reason I’ve been able to play basketball. I’m just so thankful.”

Rudy was already aware of that gratitude on Tuesday, after seeing the viral clip of Harrison opening his gift. 

“When I saw the video, it made me happy, it made my day,” Gobert said.

The big feeling is certainly mutual.

Harrison: “He saw the video? I didn’t know my reaction was going to be that publicized, but it feels really cool that he saw it, though.”

Samantha: “It just feels… I feel blesse,d actually.” 

Harrison: “Yeah, that’s what it is.”