All-Star point guard and this yearâs Slam Dunk champion John Wall has successfully campaigned for a young 5-year old cancer patient to meet her idol Nicki Minaj.
According to MTV, a young girl with Stage 3B Burkittâs lymphoma has wanted to meet her favorite star, Nicki Minaj, without success despite involved community efforts. The girl, whoâs first name is Miyah, has undergone as many as seven chemotherapy treatments as well as spinal taps and dialysis according to the Washington Post and continues to face complications stemming from the regimen. Apparently driven by the cause, Washington Wizardsâ point guard John Wall has recently put his own star-power to use in an effort to fulfill Miyahâs wish to meet Nicki and don one of her associated pink wigs. Â Â
The 6â4â tall Slam Dunk champ took to his own social media pages to help push Miyahâs campaign with the hashtags #HelpMiyahMeetNicki and #PinkWigForMiyah attached. The basketball player also used his Instagram account to post a short video featuring himself and the young cancer patient which is available below.
With Wallâs extra push, Nicki Minaj seems to have acknowledged the request with a Tweet referring to Miyah as a âpretty little princessâ as well as a reposting of Wallâs original Instagram post to her own account.
Nice !! RT @NICKIMINAJ: Hi Miyah!!!! Letâs see what we can come up with for a pretty little princess. đ http://t.co/R8O0rmTyhE
â John Wall (@John_Wall) March 7, 2014
In an interview with The Washington Post, Wall explained his motivation to help promote Miyahâs campaign. âI had an opportunity with my celebrity status, knowing people that know people, to help this girlâs dream come true,â he said. âI knew [Minaj] had a caring heart, and when she had an opportunity to see it or read about it, I knew sheâd reach out as soon as she could. I just thank my fans, everybody who retweeted it and reposted it, to give me the opportunity to make this girlâs wish come true. And weâll try to make it happenâŠIâm a shy person, Iâm real quiet, but it was great,â Wall said. âYou never want to miss an opportunity to put a smile on a kidâs face.â
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