One in a Million (Brett Fischer)

One in a Million
While Allen Iverson had his dream of making the NBA Finals fulfilled, a young teenager’s fantasy of attending his first 76ers game finally became a reality. But this was no ordinary experience.
14-year-old Brett Fischer of Orange, California put on his 76ers jacket as he was getting ready to buy a video tape to record game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers. Just as he was about to leave his house, he got a call from his father.
“Brett, tonight we are going to my friend’s house to watch the game,” Morland Fischer recalls. “Bring your Sixers jacket and a video tape. You can record the game at his house. He has an extra VCR in his room.”
But the son did not want to leave on that warm June 8 in 2001. He wanted to be able to watch the game with his parents at his own home. It took the father nearly 15 minutes to finally convince him to watch the game elsewhere.
His dad picked him up and they drove to his friend’s office. He explained to Brett that other people were going to be picked up from the office because they were invited to watch the game as well. A black limousine awaited them as they exited the building.
“The biggest joy of the evening was trying to keep the game a secret from Brett until we actually arrived at Staples Center,” said Morland. “Keeping the game a secret from Brett was not easy because we were traveling to the game in a limousine with other people who did not know of my intention.”
The limousine gradually came to a stop. Fischer looked out the window as the thousands of glistening lights reflected off his innocent eyes. The driver got out of the car and slowly opened Fischer’s door.
“Brett,” his father started to say, “Welcome to Staples Center.”
It was that defining moment in a teenager’s life that Fischer had finally experienced and a moment his dad had been waiting for during his entire parenthood.
“Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Oh, my G-d, oh, my G-d,” Fischer whispered when he realized he was attending the Sixers game.
“When we arrived at Staples Center, it brought tears to my eyes, to see Brett’s utter state of disbelief,” said the proud father. “This was a true ‘Dad’ and ‘Boy’ moment.
As Fischer entered the arena, goosebumps filled his body as a tear ran down the left side of his face.
“Everything in the world just stopped,” Fischer emotionally stated. “I was in a suite on the lowest level, getting the opportunity to watch my favorite team play in the NBA Finals. My legs shook throughout the entire game. It didn’t seem possible that I could actually be at Staples Center.”
Considering that there were only 18,997 people in attendance at the game and tens of millions of people were watching the game on television, Fischer’s experience was truly one in a million.
But what made it even better was that it was an event that Dad and Boy would get to share for the rest of their lives.