A die-hard Vince Carter fan traveled all the way from Taiwan to Sacramento just to meet his hero, and got to experience something most fans never will.
Fan travels 6,500 miles to see Vince Carter play and gets the surprise of a lifetime
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Cheng flew 6,500 miles for a chance to see Carter and stayed to watch four Kings home games to soak in as much Vinsanity as possible. For a while it seemed like he wouldn’t get to meet his hero, instead just watching from afar — but when he finally got a chance to meet Carter he was given the opportunity to help him warm up, and even throw Carter an alley-oop.
The fan joined Twitter in early February and tried to get the attention of Carter and the Kings, but to no avail.
Thankfully he finally got a chance on his last night in the USA and all’s well that ends well. The amazing this about this story is that it isn’t the first time a fan has traveled around the world for a chance to meet Vince Carter. It also happened in 2016, when Carter was with the Grizzlies.
This truly is incredible.
