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<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Kidd also was driving to the Nets' practice facility, but he didn't want his own young son to be surprised. He told T.J. they were about to meet a very sick child.
"Sick in the sense of passing away?" T.J. asked.
"Yes," his father answered.
Sure, it was only one hour out of Kidd's week. But the point guard could've done what he does best: pass. He could've told Nets' officials to send the boy a signed photo and moved on to the next request on the pile.
Kidd's time is just as precious as the next guy's, and he has to tend to his own problems; we all do. His happen to involve a very public and acrimonious divorce.
"But whatever I can do as a parent," Kidd said, "no matter what's going on with my situation with Joumana, I can always teach and help. This was a great example of what life's really about."
It's not about video games and courtside seats and being the son of an NBA star. It's about valuing every sunset and dawn.
"I wanted T.J. to see a kid who fights for his life every day," Kidd said.
Last year, a boy died on Kidd right before he was scheduled to meet him. Kidd paid for the funeral. He wanted to give the Toulons much more than that.
So the door swung wide in the Nets' practice facility Monday, and Nick Toulon came face to face with Jason and T.J. Kidd. Michele was in tears. Nick had disconnected his oxygen tank from his trach tube: He didn't want his idol to see him tethered to a machine.
They shot baskets -- Nick's got pretty good range when he doesn't have that oxygen tank tugging on his arms. Kidd took him into the locker room, gave him sneakers owned by Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson ("They won't miss these," Kidd assured), and showed him the pool, hot tub and weight room.
"They get spoiled over there," Nick would say.
He started turning pale during the visit, and one of his nurses ordered him to reconnect his tank. Kidd made easy conversation with Nick. He gave the boy a signed jersey, his own sneakers and an autographed ball. Reporters weren't invited to the meeting, and Kidd didn't solicit publicity for his good deed.
He merely responded to a request to discuss a kid with a Shaq-sized heart. "It was a great honor to meet him," Kidd said. "It's amazing how special he is. He enjoys life to the fullest, and he doesn't even know what tomorrow holds for him.</div>
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"Sick in the sense of passing away?" T.J. asked.
"Yes," his father answered.
Sure, it was only one hour out of Kidd's week. But the point guard could've done what he does best: pass. He could've told Nets' officials to send the boy a signed photo and moved on to the next request on the pile.
Kidd's time is just as precious as the next guy's, and he has to tend to his own problems; we all do. His happen to involve a very public and acrimonious divorce.
"But whatever I can do as a parent," Kidd said, "no matter what's going on with my situation with Joumana, I can always teach and help. This was a great example of what life's really about."
It's not about video games and courtside seats and being the son of an NBA star. It's about valuing every sunset and dawn.
"I wanted T.J. to see a kid who fights for his life every day," Kidd said.
Last year, a boy died on Kidd right before he was scheduled to meet him. Kidd paid for the funeral. He wanted to give the Toulons much more than that.
So the door swung wide in the Nets' practice facility Monday, and Nick Toulon came face to face with Jason and T.J. Kidd. Michele was in tears. Nick had disconnected his oxygen tank from his trach tube: He didn't want his idol to see him tethered to a machine.
They shot baskets -- Nick's got pretty good range when he doesn't have that oxygen tank tugging on his arms. Kidd took him into the locker room, gave him sneakers owned by Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson ("They won't miss these," Kidd assured), and showed him the pool, hot tub and weight room.
"They get spoiled over there," Nick would say.
He started turning pale during the visit, and one of his nurses ordered him to reconnect his tank. Kidd made easy conversation with Nick. He gave the boy a signed jersey, his own sneakers and an autographed ball. Reporters weren't invited to the meeting, and Kidd didn't solicit publicity for his good deed.
He merely responded to a request to discuss a kid with a Shaq-sized heart. "It was a great honor to meet him," Kidd said. "It's amazing how special he is. He enjoys life to the fullest, and he doesn't even know what tomorrow holds for him.</div>
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