After the 20-year-old was given a signed game jersey from Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant, McCain received some praise from James on Friday: “Every game is like a dream come true.”
The Lakers star and the NBA’s best player in this era tapped McCain on his side and said something. McCain, with his $1 million smile, responded “Thank you.”“He actually recognized my parents were in the crowd,” McCain said. “He was like, ‘I see them over there. Keep going.’ Just cool to see someone — again, each is like someone I’ve watched for so long, especially him.”After the game, James presented McCain with a signed No. 23 game jersey.
“It’s insane. I’m on the Philadelphia 76ers, I’m in the NBA and I’m in a position guarding LeBron James. If I would have told that to my freshman year, high school self, I wouldn’t have believed you. It’s just crazy to even be in this position.” The 16th pick in June’s NBA draft finished with 18 points while making a career-high four three-pointers to go with two assists as the seventh man.
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