WATCH: Stephen Curry meets with cancer-stricken 4-year-old fan
Steph Curry took the time before a game to meet with one of his biggest fans, who unfortunately has a rare form of brain cancer.
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Before every game, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry goes through a meticulous pregame workout that includes some rapid-fire two-ball dribbling and shots from near halfcourt. Curry's pregame workouts help him get locked in and focused before every game. But against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, Curry adjusted his pregame routine ever so slightly to meet with one of his biggest fans, who is dealing with a rare form of brain cancer.
Four-year old Shawn Kennedy traveled all the way from Niagara Falls, New York, with his family to meet Curry in Miami. The reigning MVP not only spent time with Kennedy, he also gave him the sneakers he used in his pregame routine on Wednesday.
From Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press:
The Golden State star and reigning NBA MVP spent some time with Shawn Kennedy from Niagara Falls, New York and his family, doing so about an hour before the Warriors would play the Miami Heat.
Curry gave the boy the sneakers he wore to warm up -- "Keep being brave," Curry wrote -- and even took Shawn and his brother into the Warriors' locker room so they could meet some other players.
Shawn has a rare brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. A longtime friend of Warriors coach Steve Kerr heard about the family's situation, and plans were quickly made for Curry to meet the young fan.So when Curry left the floor after his shooting session about an hour before the game, he and Shawn got to meet and talk some ball.
"I didn't expect anything like this," said Nicole Vathy, Shawn's mother. "He's going to go home and talk about this all day. He really is. He's not going to stop talking about it."
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Shawn's condition is getting somewhat better over time, his mother said, and the boy is scheduled for more tests at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in April to further evaluate his progress.
"For him to do this for us," Vathy said, "is unbelievable."
Here is video of Curry's meeting with Kennedy:
Here's how Steph Curry spent his pregame in Miami, with a young cancer-stricken fan from Niagara Falls. pic.twitter.com/iHhWZXrnpl
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) February 25, 2016
A very cool and touching gesture by Curry and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. This is a moment that not only brightened up Kennedy's day, it is something he will likely never forget.
