The Washington Wizards defeated the Boston Celtics in double overtime thanks in part to John Wall’s 26-points and 17-assists but that isn’t the only thing that gained Wall some new fans last night.
During his post-game interview Wall explained that this was an emotional game for him. John Wall lost one of his biggest fans, 6-year old Miyah Telemaque-Nelson, to cancer. According to the @cureformiyah Instagram page ran by Miyah’s mother, Miyah battled with cancer 3 times. She was diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma last year. Wall plays with Miyah’s name written on his sneakers each game and last night was no different. During the game he had RIP Miyah written on his sneakers. He also states he will be donating his uniform to Miyah’s family.
John Wwall and Miyah’s relationship goes a long way. Since finding out that his young fan was ill John has met with her, facetime and talks to her often, and even assisted her in starting a campaign to meet her favorite rapper, Nicki Minaj.
I remember seeing Miyah’s story floating around social media for a while. It’s very sad to hear of her passing. Salute to John Wall for being a huge part of her life.
