Slam Dunk for Vincent

I am certainly not the biggest basketball fan and even less of that for Kobe Bryant. However, there a good moments for everyone. 

Recently, a senior from Saginaw High School in Saginaw, Texas, Vincent Ireland was killed in an automobile accident. 

An awful accident with a  school memorial. That is where most of these stories end. Not Vincent's.

Vincent was the go-to guy for any and all things basketball. The students at SHS wanted to do more for him and his grieving mother. The school found a Bryant jersey and began to allow students to sign it in memory. Still wanting to do more, they reached out on Twitter to the famous number 24. Thousands of tweets were sent requesting Kobe's acknowledgement and signature. 

That night, a miracle happened.

Out of 6.5 million Twitter followers, Bryant sees the requests. 

And agreed to sign the jersey.

Today, the jersey arrived with a personal message to Ireland's mother. 

 To steal a line from SportsCenter; this is WHY WE LOVE SPORTS TODAY.

RETWEET https://twitter.com/CarlieMarie16/status/595398269255061504