Meeting an NBA star can be a dream come true for anyone. This list includes everyone from fans to maybe some already famous celebrities who have been following basketball for years. This time, we had popular YouTuber Mark Phillips meet some of his favorite NBA icons, like Stephen Curry, at the All-Star game.
Of course, the internet sensation was unable to contain his excitement.
Shoutout to the whole Antetokounmpo fam they be watching the videos Fr! 😂🙏🏾 Steph and Demar showing love as well! 🐐 we collecting the infinity stones of the NBA to be Fans 😭 pic.twitter.com/4mq8KOH7JO
— Mark Phillips (@SupremeDreams_1) February 22, 2022
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YouTuber Mark Phillips meets Stephen Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo and other NBA icons
In a series of clips uploaded by the YouTuber himself, he meets Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, and DeMar DeRozan. And as per Phillips’ tweets, Antetokounmpo and his family apparently watch his videos as well.
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Phillips, who runs the channel RDCworld1 on YouTube, even made a reference to Marvel’s Avengers and Infinity Stones. While he did not specify, Phillips could be looking at jersey colors as colors of the stones. Curry’s Golden State Warriors will equal to the Space Stone/The Tesseract (Blue) and the Mind Stone (Yellow), while Giannis‘ Milwaukee Bucks will be the Time Stone (Green).
DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls will represent the Reality Stone/Aether, which is red in color.
Furthermore, fans seemed to be happy for Phillips and seemed excited about him meeting his favorite stars. Curry, who won the All-Star MVP award, as well as everyone in the video, seemed delighted to meet Phillips, whose smiles was a clear indication of their joy.
Phillips met LeBron James at the Space Jam 2 premiere
I’m 36!!
LeBron meets @SupremeDreams_1🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/gYa5PpJ7Rw
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) July 13, 2021
Interestingly, Phillips has completed his Infinity Stones-NBA collection by meeting LeBron James at the Space Jam: A New Legacy premiere. The Los Angeles Lakers are known for their purple and gold colors, which in turn complete the Infinity Stones for Phillips. The remaining two stones, Power and Soul, and purple and gold/orange, respectively.
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IM 36!!!!! IM 36!!!! STOP THROWING THE BALL 😡😡😡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀 https://t.co/KkU32nQVKU
— LeBron James (@KingJames) January 14, 2021
Having said that, Phillips’ connection with the NBA runs a little deeper. Always looking at James as his idol, the 27-year-old had once gone viral for his ‘I’m 36’ video when James Harden had signed with the Brooklyn Nets. LeBron noticed the video and even retweeted Phillips from his own Twitter.
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Which NBA star do you think Phillips will meet next? Let us know.