Lakers rookie Quincy Olivari shared a particular second with considered one of his idols within the Lakers closing pre-season recreation earlier than opening evening.
Though his childhood hero Steph Curry didn’t play, the pair exchanged some phrases and took an image collectively after the sport.
Olivari grew to become emotional whereas recalling the dialog he had with the Warriors legend throughout his postgame press convention.
“I don’t even know what to say, man,” Olivari mentioned. “That’s my favourite participant ever. The very first thing he informed me was, ‘I’m a giant fan of your recreation.’ And reality be informed, I’m a giant fan of him.
“I had his jersey (rising up). He signed it twice. I used to sleep in that jersey. I simply wished to be like him so unhealthy. Simply to have the ability to meet him, him be capable of have some respect for me, and for us to speak within the again—he gave me a pair of his footwear and signed them. That meant the world to me, man. It simply means lots.”
Curry had one other alternate with Olivari later that Friday evening in an Instagram publish of his.
“Pleasure bro,” Curry wrote. “Recognize you being an actual one and letting me know the historical past!”
Curry additionally made his personal publish with Olivari in it. so he returned the favor and commented on the publish, “Recognize u huge dawg”.
Olivari was an undrafted free agent who signed with the Lakers this summer time after 5 seasons of school basketball.
Following the Lakers v Warriors recreation wherein he dropped 22 factors, seven rebounds and two assists whereas taking pictures 8-for-16 from the sphere and 5-for-9 from deep, he was rewarded with a two-way cope with the purple and gold.
Such a healthful approach to begin the season.
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