LeBron James spoke with reporters prior to Sunday’s All-Star Game—his record-setting 20th appearance in the annual event—and he shared a heartwarming moment with one media member in attendance.
The final question of James’s press conference went to USA Today’s NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt, whom the Los Angeles Lakers star was overjoyed to see in the room.
Zillgitt recently had cancer surgery, per reporter Arash Markazi, and when James saw it was him asking the final question on Sunday, the 39-year-old couldn’t help but express his happiness, clearly excited to see the longtime NBA reporter at All-Star weekend in Indianapolis.