For her 90th birthday, Miami Heat fan Illuminada Magtoto wanted to play basketball with Dwyane Wade. Since LeBron and Chris Bosh didn’t want to play with him anymore, Wade obliged the sweet old lady.
It was pretty adorable.
This is Wade’s Instagram caption:
“Today after shootard. .I had the chance to meet this lovely lady. You never know the impact you have on people and meeting her made me realize yet again that my life is bigger than basketball. She presented a challenge to play me one on one for her 90th bday. Thanks to her family, the Miami Heat and TeamWade for making this wish come true. #biggerpurpose #hertearsalmostmademetear #happybday”
The shootaround was set up after Grandma Nelly, as she is known, challenged Wade to a game of 1-on-1 in a video posted to YouTube.
“In all my life, I’ve wanted to see him,” Magtoto said.
When the pair hit the court, Wade follwed up a few of Magtoto’s shots with dunks, proclaiming, “You throw a better lob than Mario Chalmers,” to the grandmother’s delight.
Enough, Heat players. Leave Chalmers alone. Poor guy.
(Thanks to Triangle Offense for sharing.)
