It took a split second for a young fan sitting next to LeBron James to recognize him. But when she did, 12-year-old Gaia couldn’t contain her excitement.
But when she did, 12-year-old Gaia couldn’t contain her excitement. As her brother snapped photos, she put her hands over her mouth in shock and kept looking towards the NBA’s new leading scorer in a moment captured by television cameras. “When he ended up sitting down here, I’m not as tall as him, obviously, so I could only see his shoes,” Gaia told ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters during the game.
’” The NBA later tweeted a video of the moment and it went viral. Sitting next to James, Gaia watched the Los Angeles Lakers defeat defending champions the Golden State Warriors 109-103. James became the league’s all-time leading scorer earlier this week, breaking the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had held for 39 years. “I asked for these tickets over three months ago, I was so excited and really hoping that LeBron would break the record at this game,” Gaia added.
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