Dominique Wilkins, a former 11-time NBA all-star, tweeted a request and Jalen Hurts granted it.
Wilkins tweeted the request of a 14-year-old boy, who “is on his last legs and all he wants is to come to the game Saturday and meet Jalen.”
The tweet went viral, getting over 3,000 retweets and 6,000 likes.
Hurts, who has a long history of meeting fans, dating back to his days at Alabama, obliged of course, and Wilkins followed it up with a video of the superstar athlete meeting the young boy.
It happened!!! Thank to all and @OU_Football @LincolnRiley @JalenHurts and Joe Castiglione! For making this happen pic.twitter.com/J9V641lLGs
— Dominique Wilkins 🏀 🧢 (@DWilkins21) December 28, 2019
“I’ve heard a lot of good things about you,” Hurts told him. “We gonna go get this for you.”
Lincoln Riley also met with the Oklahoma fan and his family.
Jalen Hurts and the fourth-ranked Sooners will kick off the the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at 3 p.m. in Atlanta.