For Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, a win Monday night against the Boston Celtics meant a lot more than just a notch in the standings. Wall was playing the game as a tribute to a recently-deceased 6-year-old girl named Miyah Telemaque-Belson. The two had developed a friendship over the past five months, but Miyah succumbed to Burkitt's Lymphoma.
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Wall had been playing Wizards games with the girl's name written on his sneakers all season; Monday night he unfortunately had to write "RIP Miyah" instead. The Verizon Center crowd also acknowledged Miyah en masse via a pregame moment of silence.
Wall rose to the occasion expertly, scoring 26 points and dishing out 17 assists in the Wizards' 133-132 overtime victory. After the game, an emotional Wall broke down when talking to reporters about the young girl.
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If you were blessed to meet and get to know Miyah you know how special of a little gir... https://t.co/FjGYmt9oZR pic.twitter.com/twA7IjMI4k
— John Wall (@JohnWall) December 9, 2014
John Wall shares his goodbye to Miyah: "She's in a better place... I'll definitely miss my buddy." (via @JohnWall) pic.twitter.com/ihAaihUg8G — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 9, 2014
You can watch Wall's poignant post-game remarks below:
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