Niyear Perez, 13, meets his NBA idol, John Wall, before Sunday’s Wizards game at Verizon Center. But as Niyear scampered through the player tunnel during Sunday’s starting-lineup introductions, Wizards fans simply saw a normal-looking kid with an extraordinary opportunity. An hour before Sunday’s game, Niyear showcased his smooth left-handed stroke while shooting NBA-range three-pointers on the Wizards’ practice court. He then was handed a Wall jersey by a Wizards staffer before joining the team for its pregame shootaround in front of early-arriving fans. Niyear Perez hung out with John Wall and the Wizards before being introduced among the starting lineup for Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2017 01:42 UTC