CLEVELAND, Ohio – A 9-year-old boy from rural Arkansas who is suffering from a brain tumor will fly here this week to shoot some hoops with his idol, LeBron James.
Brenten Cox, from Ravenden Springs, Ark., a town of 118 people in the Ozark Mountains, was diagnosed with a tumor on his brain stem on June 2, according to local reports. Cox will reportedly hang out with the Cavaliers superstar James on Tuesday, thanks to the Make-A-Wish and LeBron James Family foundations.
For context, James is slated for a brief trip to Las Vegas to attend a small portion of Team USA's minicamp in preparation for the 2016 Olympics that starts Monday and runs through Thursday.