An East Tennessee boy living with a rare bone disease saw his dream come true this week. He met one of his biggest role models and favorite basketball player Steph Curry!
13-year-old Caleb Estes from Loudon met Curry on Friday during the Golden State Warriors game while in Atlanta. Caleb has been a Golden State Warrior and Steph Curry fan since forever.
"We got to watch some of the Warriors warm up, and Stephen Curry came over, and I about passed out," Estes said.
He always looked up to Curry's strength, especially while fighting Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that starts in the cells that build bones, at a very young age.
Caleb said when he met Curry, it literally took his breath away.
"Kind of like you were having a heart attack," he said. "It was pretty cool, like, you didn't know what to do. I was going to ask him some question, and then I couldn't speak, so I didn't get to ask him that. Other than that, it was a very cool experience to meet him."
Caleb also plays basketball and is nearly Steph's height already.
"Stay positive, don't let other bad things bring you down," Estes said. "Just keep on going and trying hard." It's a lesson he's learned from his favorite player.
Estes was able to meet his hero thanks to the Dream Connection Team in Knoxville. He said thanks to everyone who got involved to help make his biggest dream come true.