LeBron James Has an Adorable Moment With a Screaming Gun Sitting Courtside

LeBron James gave one young Lakers fan a memory she will cherish for a lifetime.

During the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, January 15, James, 40, recognized a girl sitting courtside in one of his No. 23 jerseys. The girl was overcome with emotion after having seen by James – which the NBA icon found out about after checking his phone during the game.

“A family friend sent me the clip at halftime,” James to reporters after the game. “Thank goodness I looked at my phone at half-time or I wouldn’t have even seen the reaction when I waved to her in the first half. I waved to her and came back to play.”

After the game ended, James made his way over to the fan and take a picture with her with his arm wrapped around her shoulder.

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“To have that kind of connection with someone where they can have that kind of reaction, that’s what it’s all about,” James continued. “I’ve always tried to be a role model and someone that children can look up to. Men, women, whatever the case may be. Try to make them proud if they come to see me play, or if they can’t see me play, hopefully some of the things I do off the floor continues to inspire them.”

James added, “That was a super dope moment. I have a little girl of my own back home.”

Lakers star shares daughter, Zhuri10, with his wife, Savannah James. The couple also share sons Bronny20, s Bryce17.

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for James, the Lakers and the city of Los Angeles in the wake of the wildfires which has devastated large parts of southern California.

“I have a couple of dear friends who have lost their homes in the (Pacific) Palisades,” James said after Wednesday’s game. “Obviously, my heart goes out to all the families, across not only the Palisades, but across LA County and all the surrounding areas because of the fire.”

James added, “It’s been a lot of emotions. Kind of off. Personally, I’ve been away. I’ve just been away completely for obvious reasons, but hopefully things have been or continue to be contained. And hopefully, at some point, we can start to push forward and move forward and put it behind us and rebuild our city, rebuild this beautiful city.”

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Lakers head coach, JJ Redickwas one of those directly affected, losing his family home in the Palisades neighborhood.

“I went through most of the village and it’s all gone, and I don’t think you can ever prepare yourself for something like that,” Redick, 40, told reporters Friday, January 10. “Our home is gone.”

Redick continued, “We were renting for the year to try to figure out where we wanted to be long term. Everything we owned that mattered to us, almost 20 years together as a couple and 10 years of parenting, was in that house. There are some things you can’t replace, will never be replaced.”

The rookie coach shared the home with his wife, Chelsea Redickand their two sons: Knox10, s Kai8.