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<\/p>\nYou’ve likely seen the special moment between a young Sacramento Kings fan and the Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards.<\/p>\n
Their sweet interaction became a viral moment on social media, national television sports networks and anywhere else you get your sports news.<\/p>\n
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Anthony Edwards hands Kings fan his game-worn jersey\u00a0<\/p>\n
FanDuel Sports Network<\/p>\n
Benjamin Beckwith, 9, told CBS Sacramento that while he is a life-long Kings fan, Edwards is by far his favorite professional basketball player.<\/p>\n
“I’m just so happy that I got this,” Beckwith said, showing us his now-prized possession.<\/p>\n
The young fan also has big dreams of his own.<\/p>\n
“I want to make it to the NBA. I don’t really care what team we’re playing, at least, I can play on any team,” Beckwith said.<\/p>\n
Beckwith, when he knew Edwards was coming to town, had just one goal.<\/p>\n
“Literally, since we got there, he was like, ‘Ant man, Ant man. I’m gonna get his attention. I’m gonna get his attention,’ ” said Lauryn Miles, Beckwith’s mother.<\/p>\n
The first stroke of luck, their family actually got the tickets for free to see Minnesota take on Sacramento on Nov. 9. It was their first NBA game as a family of four with Beckwith’s new 10-month-old baby sister tagging along.<\/p>\n
“So it was exciting because it was her first game. I’m so happy for her, and I’m glad she got to go to this game,” Beckwith said.<\/p>\n
Miles encouraged her son toward the end of the game to go say hello to his hero.<\/p>\n
Beckwith walked down from their mid-lower bowl seats to try and catch Edward’s attention, and he did. Edwards waved and said “hi” back, and Beckwith went back to his seat star struck.<\/p>\n
What happened next, he had no idea was coming.<\/p>\n
“I was walking back and then everyone saw him saying, ‘Hey, come back!’ He was telling me to come back. So I went down and then he gave me his jersey,” Beckwith said.<\/p>\n
For Beckwith, it wasn’t about scoring a pricey special-edition souvenir.<\/p>\n
“I just wanted his attention,” Beckwith said. “Because he’s my favorite player of all time.<\/p>\n
“He literally said that he was like, ‘Mom, all I wanted was for him to say ‘hi.’ And he said ‘hi’ and then some,” Miles said.<\/p>\n
Beckwith says he is still in disbelief.<\/p>\n
“I was like, is this a dream? If it’s a dream and I wake up, I’m gonna crash out. I had a dream just like that. This one time,” Beckwith said.<\/p>\n
“Did you really? That he gave you a jersey?” I asked.<\/p>\n
“Yes, and then I woke up and I was so mad,” said Beckwith with a laugh.<\/p>\n
Miles says she was so happy to see her son filled with joy.<\/p>\n
“It was tears of joy for this guy, because he was so excited. I know he was. He had been talking about Ant-man for days,” said Miles.<\/p>\n
As for why Edwards did this for a young Kings fan, he told a reporter post-game on FanDuel Sports Network when asked how it feels to “make that kind of difference” that it means a lot to him.<\/p>\n
“I used to be at the game when KD [Kevin Durant] came to play Atlanta for OKC, and I used to hope I could get a jersey, but I was always in the nosebleeds. Just finding that one fan, he said he supports me a lot and he was super happy to get my jersey, so I’m like, you know what, I’m gonna give him my jersey tonight,” Edwards told FanDuel.<\/p>\n
Beckwith just wants to say “thank you.”<\/p>\n
“He has to be one of the best players in the world. I just appreciate how nice he is for that,” said Beckwith. “And also I would tell him you’re my favorite player, and I hope to one day play with you.”<\/p>\n
Ben has humble plans for the top-dollar souvenir.<\/p>\n
“It’ll just hang on my wall,” Beckwith said. “When I get older… I was gonna say that I’m probably gonna sell it, but no.”<\/p>\n
“You’ll keep it forever?” I asked.<\/p>\n
“Yeah, I’ll treasure this for my life,” Beckwith said. <\/p>\n
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