Vince Carter Gives Lifelong Fan From Taiwan Opportunity Of A Lifetime

Posted Feb 11, 2018
Vince Carter is in his 20th season in the NBA, and he has garnered quite a few fans along the way thanks to his personality, playmaking and dunking ability. One such fan is a 17-year-old from Taiwan named Cheng, who has been an huge Carter fan his whole life. With Carter now playing in Sacramento, Cheng flew the 6,500 miles to come see the 41-year-old play just once. (NESN)

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