[外電] Able to share some good with family
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MEMPHIS - It was a pretty good day to be Derrick Williams Wednesday.
Williams and fellow rookie teammate Ricky Rubio were named
to the Rising Stars Challenge game over All-Star Weekend.
Later that night, Williams got his second start -- against the Grizzlies --
with Kevin Love serving the second and last game of his suspension.
Williams finished with 13 points and nine rebounds.
In attendance at FedEx Forum to watch him play? About 20 members
of his extended family, including his grandfather, L.G. Moore.
This was a pretty big deal. Moore, who grew up in Winstonville, Miss.,
never had seen Williams play in person. He'd been able to watch Williams
on YouTube at times. Williams' mom (and L.G.'s daughter), Rhoma Moore,
used to send L.G. video clips. But those were highlights. This was real.
It was Williams' mom who called her dad to suggest the trip.
"I told her I would try," said L.G., sitting in a wheelchair
at the top of the lower bowl."I'm 85 now, but I said, God willing,
I would come."
He came to the game with John Moore, his younger brother.
It's about a 1 1/2 hour drive from Winstonville to Memphis.
But Williams also has some family living in the Memphis area.
Sitting at one end of the arena were John's daughter and her two daughters,
all three wearing Williams jerseys.
"It's special," Williams said. "It's an honor."
With Love a lock to be named a reserve for the All-Star Game --
reserves will be named Thursday -- the Wolves will have three players
headed to Orlando.
"It's a big honor," Williams said. "That's one of the things that has been
on my list of goals to accomplish. I have a few more,
including that main [All-Star] game."
雖然這場輸球，不過Williams的家人與住在Memphis的家族成員共20人都來
看他出賽打球，其中包括現在坐著輪椅行動的他的Grandfather─L.G. Moore，
在之前L.G. Moore只能在youtube上看著Williams的highlight或是由Williams母親
發送的錄影剪輯，而這次他聽從Williams母親也是他女兒Rhoma Moore的建議，
他要親自到Memphis看Williams的比賽，L.G. Moore：「我現在已85歲了
，但是我必須要說只要一切都順利，那我將會親臨現場看著這場球賽進行」，
，當然包括他的弟弟John Moore以及John Moore的女兒，還有他女兒的兩個女兒都到
有到場中看球，這後面三位成員也一帶穿著Williams的jersey為他吶喊加油。
當D.Williams知道這件事時表示非常的驚喜也深深感到光榮與榮耀。
當D.Williams知道自己會進入新秀挑戰賽後感到很高興，他表明
這是他目標清單其中一個目標，當然進入明星賽也是他的目標之ㄧ。
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