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Steph Curry Responds After Lakers Rookie Will get Choked Up Speaking About Assembly Him

Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Quincy Olivari’s dream came true Friday night. Olivari, an undrafted free agent who signed with the Lakers this summer after five seasons of college basketball, started Los Angeles’s preseason tilt against the Golden State Warriors on Friday at Chase Center. Olivari’s childhood hero Steph Curry didn’t play, but the two

Steph Curry Responds After Lakers Rookie Will get Choked Up Speaking About Assembly Him

Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Quincy Olivari’s dream got here true Friday night time.

Olivari, an undrafted free agent who signed with the Lakers this summer time after 5 seasons of school basketball, began Los Angeles’s preseason tilt in opposition to the Golden State Warriors on Friday at Chase Middle. Olivari’s childhood hero Steph Curry did not play, however the two gamers chatted after the sport and took an image collectively.

Olivari turned emotional whereas recounting his alternate with Curry in his postgame press convention.

“I do not even know what to say, man,” Olivari mentioned of his dialog with Curry. “That is my favourite participant ever. The very first thing he advised me was, ‘I am a giant fan of your sport.’ And fact be advised, I am a giant fan of him.

“I had his jersey (rising up). He signed it twice. I used to sleep in that jersey. I simply needed to be like him so unhealthy. Simply to have the ability to meet him, him be capable of have some respect for me, and for us to speak within the again—he gave me a pair of his footwear and signed them. That meant the world to me, man. It simply means lots.”

Quincy Olivari obtained emotional speaking about assembly his idol, Stephen Curry. pic.twitter.com/fnMjI3Mfl1

— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) October 19, 2024

Curry acknowledged Olivari once more later Friday night time on Instagram.

“Pleasure bro,” Curry wrote. “Recognize you being an actual one and letting me know the historical past!”

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Olivari had a pleasant sport himself Friday night time, scoring a team-high 22 factors on 8-of-16 taking pictures with seven rebounds and two assists within the Lakers’ 132–74 loss.

With the preseason now concluded, Los Angeles—which already has the utmost three two-way gamers below contract this season—have a tricky choice to make with Olivari. However it doesn’t matter what occurs, the 23-year-old rookie will all the time have that particular second Friday night time.

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