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| Meet Ben Pierce, the just a week shy of 10-years-old boy who has a degenerative eye disease called retinopathy of prematurity. In layman's terms, he is slowly losing his vision. But, today Ben gets to experience the wonders of the Harlem Globetrotters and was even invited to an honorary tip-off at the start of the game. |
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| Two Globetrotter players help teach Ben how to spin a ball on his finger during their meet and greet before the tip-off. |
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| Ben's whole family was excited to meet the two players! |
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| The players were really animated and upbeat and really made the experience fun for the children. |
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| Ben even got to keep one of the player's sweatbands as a keepsake of the day. |
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| Ben watches in awe as a Globetrotter player spins a ball on his finger. |
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| When the meet and greet was over, it was time for Ben to travel under the tunnel to make his way to center court. |
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But first, a little dancing from the Globetrotter MC and mascot, Globie.
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| After his honorary tip-off, Globetrotters head coach hands Ben the ball to keep. |
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| And then the show began. |
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Kristen Watson here.
I'm currently a starving student studying Photojournalism and photography at the University of North Texas. I live in good ol' Denton, Texas where I spend the majority of my time writing, reading, netflix-binge watching, and playing with my rabbit (Kitty) and my puppy (Ollie).
I hope to inspire, influence and affect people with my writing. Just like the great Benjamin Franklin said, "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."
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