Sammy Kass shouts, “That’s me!” as he spots a welcome sign on the Brooklyn Nets big screen with his picture. It was the beginning of an unforgettable night.
Sammy is a six-year-old pediatric liver transplant survivor. October is Liver Awareness month and DeMarre Carroll took the initiative to invite Sammy, his sister, and his mother Dara, who was also his organ donor, to his first ever Nets game.
Carroll has been dealing with a rare liver disease since his senior year at Missouri. He told NetsDaily he thought his life was over, but his father, a preacher, told him to “Cherish his life, cherish the opportunity [he has] and be a blessing for others.