When Dallas Mavericks center Boban Marjanovic walked through the doors of the Mesquite Boys and Girls Club on Monday afternoon, the look on the face of 13-year old Marcus Merrill told the whole story.
“I was shocked,” Merrill said. “I didn’t know he was coming.”
In a well-orchestrated move by Mavs officials, none of the kids knew Marjanovic was going to be at the boys and girls club. However, Marjanovic was on hand as the Mavs’ community relations team and Mavs Basketball Academy hosted a basketball camp in conjunction with the Jr. NBA Clinic.
More than 50 kids ages 6-15 were on hand to greet Marjanovic, who had as much fun as the kids while going through calisthenics and several basketball drills.