Local teen gets slam dunk trip to meet the Oklahoma City Thunder

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — We first told you about a Brunswick County student’s Make-a-Wish adventure Thursday.

Shab’e Bryant got to spend a full weekend with his favorite NBA team.

“This made his dream come true,” Make-A-Wish recipient, Shab’e said.

It was a Make-a-Wish trip two years in the making.

“He was super stoked. Like he had no clue. None whatsoever. None,” Shab’e’s father, Wesley Bryant said.

Shab’e, a West Brunswick High School senior, recently got his wish granted, but his dad kept it under wraps for months.

“I mean I didn’t know it was going to happen at all because my dad told me it wasn’t going to happen to make it more than a surprise,” Shab’e said.

Shab’e and two other Make-a-Wish recipients spent the whole weekend with their favorite NBA team: the Oklahoma City Thunder.

“I can’t remember being that happy. Being that excited,” Shab’e said.

Shab’e was born with a form of muscular dystrophy.

“He’s a regular kid,” Bryant said. “He just can’t walk, you know. And I wanted him to get to experience some things that other kids experience.”

From lunch, bowling, hanging out with the players, and getting to go to the game, shab’e said he had the time of his life.

“I play with them on video games and stuff, and then I just see them in person and it’s just like wow you know,” Shab’e said.

When he got the chance to meet his favorite player Russell Westbrook, it was a moment won’t ever forget.

“I just stopped my chair,” Shab’e Bryant said. “And then he just walked over to me and that’s when I really got, my heart dropped.”

Now Shab’e has something awesome to talk about with his classmates.

“I feel like I have bragging rights. Bragging rights,” Shab’e said. “I just learned that I could do more things than I think I could do.”

For Shab’e it was a weekend of many firsts including the first time he ever flew on an airplane

Shab’e adds it was a once in a life time experience he will cherish forever.