#ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/9EcNh6cbJn
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) September 29, 2018
New York Knicks bigs Kristaps Porzingis and Enes Kanter help Jaheem slam one home as part of The Garden of Dreams Foundation.
No longer can “The Dunk” be attributed to just one person. No longer is John Starks the only individual whose name is so closely tied to a breathtaking dunk at Madison Square Garden.
Jaheem has arrived.
The young New York Knicks fan was involved in a terrible car accident and after his third surgery, the organization met him.
Doctors call him a miracle. Following his release from the hospital after a tragic incident involving six months of surgeries, five-year-old Jaheem was greeted by a few surprise guests ? As part of our Season of Giving with Garden of Dreams and Papa John’s NY Tri State, we’re honored to share this moment with Jaheem. #passthepizza
Posted by New York Knicks on Friday, December 22, 2017
On Saturday, the comeback kid’s persistence led to David Fizdale calling his number for the game-winning dunk at Madison Square Garden.
Enes Kanter set the critical pick while Kristaps Porzingis picked up the assist.
A special moment with Jaheem from @gardenofdreams running the point #ThisIsWhyWePlay ? pic.twitter.com/fMFYDWT5ua
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) September 29, 2018
Now that’s sports. That is, as the Knicks organization so appropriately hashtagged, “Why we play.”
Jaheem, like the rest of us, is impatiently waiting the 2018-19 NBA season to get going. He’ll have a little while longer for his favorite player, KP, to return, but with a fresh face on the sideline leading the charge coupled with a hungry squad, Jaheem will have plenty to look forward to.
The New York Knicks first preseason game will come this Monday when they take on the Wizards in Washington D.C.
Kristaps Porzingis greets Jaheem for the @nyknicks Garden of Dreams game winning shot! #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/0ANtCtYm7Z
— NBA (@NBA) September 29, 2018
We met Jaheem one year ago while recovering from his third surgery. Today, he joined his favorite players on @TheGarden floor #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/zopYXjbPKY
— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) September 29, 2018
