Dallas Mavericks Star Luka Doncic Shares Sweet Moment with 9-Year-Old Fan with Epilepsy

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic brought some smiles to a young boy with epilepsy who says he has gone nine months without a seizure while watching him play.

Before the Mavericks’ home game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, Dallas assistant coach Darrell Armstrong spotted a boy holding a colorful sign that proclaimed, “My doc said watching Luka helps my epilepsy! 9 months no seizures!”

After reading the message, Armstrong took the boy — named Brayden Whitley — out of the crowd and on to the court to meet Doncic himself, who was warming up before the game.

“I’m going to meet Luka?” Brayden is heard asking in a video posted by Dorothy Gentry of The Athletic. “I’m actually gonna meet Luka?”

Brayden then shakes hands with the NBA star, who is currently the leading vote-getter for the upcoming NBA All-Star Game, before the two pose for a picture.

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Not only that, after the Mavericks beat the Nets 123-111, Doncic then gave Brayden his game-worn sneakers.

“As players we gotta connect with the fans somehow, you know, you’re never going to connect with everyone it’s really hard,” he said, according to CBS Sports.

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“But when you see those kids, I want to make everything possible… to give them something. This was a pleasure for me,” he continued.

Doncic’s boss, Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban, praised Armstrong and Doncic after the matchup.

“It’s not just a business,” he said in a tweet. “It’s not just a game. It’s a connection. Well done DA and @luka7doncic #ThisIsWhyWePlay.”