CLEVELAND, Ohio – A star-struck 16-year-old boy who'd overcome incredible physical challenges was about to become a household name across the U.S. as LeBron James was approaching him Tuesday night, only he didn't know it yet.
The words Aaron Miller heard James say to him: "I'm proud of you, you're an inspiration towards me."
Miller, of Newton, Mass., is the boy who experienced that genuine, half embrace with James during a timeout of the Cavs-Celtics game Tuesday, and who received the pair of shoes James wore for the game after it was over.
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He became an overnight sensation in the sports world, the picture of James' hand around Miller's head while Miller beamed toward James an Internet sensation.