Overview
- Six-year-old Jackson Tuyay repeatedly appeared on the Crypto.com Arena videoboard leading a loud “Yeaaaaaah!” cheer during the Lakers’ overtime win over the Nuggets.
- Event staff named him Fan of the Game and awarded a $100 gift card as the crowd responded to his animated cheering and flexing.
- Someone from Luka Dončić’s camp invited Tuyay and his family to the Lakers’ next home game, reported as March 27 against the Brooklyn Nets.
- LeBron James told reporters he believed the child’s energy was the reason the team won that night.
- This was Tuyay’s first Lakers game, and he attended in a Shaquille O’Neal jersey with the nickname “Turbo,” as coverage linked the moment to the team’s nine-wins-in-10 surge.