Elijah Hartenstein missed a serious milestone in his dad’s skilled profession on Sunday night time, although it’s onerous guilty him.
In spite of everything, he’s solely a couple of yr outdated.
Elijah was noticed utterly handed out along with his dad, Oklahoma Metropolis middle Isaiah Harteinstein, because the Thunder accepted their trophy after profitable the NBA Finals on Sunday night time. Fairly rapidly, Elijah stole the present throughout the ceremony.
“I don’t know why he’s asleep proper now, however I suppose it’s not loud sufficient,” Hartenstein joked earlier than waving on the crowd.
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All through all of it, Elijah didn’t flinch — and that drew loads of consideration.
Hartenstein had seven factors and 9 rebounds within the Thunder’s 193-91 win over the Indiana Pacers in Recreation 7 on Sunday night time, which gave them the franchise’s first NBA title because it relocated from Seattle to Oklahoma Metropolis. Hartenstein averaged 5.6 factors and 6.7 rebounds all through the NBA Finals. The 27-year-old simply completed his first yr of a three-year, $87 million take care of the Thunder.
Whereas Elijah wasn’t truly awake for the trophy finish of the ceremony on Sunday night time, he was seen along with his eyes open for slightly little bit of it. And, above all else, at the very least he was there. That’s a second his dad is bound to recollect for the remainder of his life, even when he can’t.