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Trinity Christian basketball player, cancer survivor gets his wish granted by James, Miami Heat

By CHRIS GOLTERMANN

cgoltermann@newnan.com

For a moment in a sports fan’s fairy-tale-come-true, the 17-year-old named Thiago — a name that translates to James in the language of his native Brazil — stood alone in a massive gym next to the NBA giant. Basketball was the bond that united them on this special Saturday afternoon in April.

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