Leah Stillhas been cancer-free since early December, and she's been an inspiration in the way she's fought to overcome the disease since being diagnosed with it in 2014.
On Wednesday night in Washington D.C., Still's presence inspired LeBron James to have one of his best performances of the season.
"Absolutely," James said (via ESPN) when asked if Leah being there provided some additional motivation. "I knew she was going to be there tonight, and her and Zhuri, my baby girl, are my two favorite women in the world. They're just unbelievable. I know my mom and my wife will be a little bit jealous, but they got to take a backseat to those two. Just her strength and her courage and what she's been through over the last few years, man, it's uplifting to all of us, and it's always great seeing her, for sure."
"I got a daughter, and then just also being a father and seeing what Devon was going through at the time to keep that strength and keep his composure when his daughter was going through what she was going through, it just resonated, man," James said. "And from that point on, we became good friends, and I'm good friends with Devon."
James opened the second half by hitting four three-pointers and driving for a powerful two-handed slam, all of which added up to 14 points in a little over five minutes which kept Cleveland's lead comfortably in double-digits. If Leah being in the house had anything at all to do with that, the Cavs should fly her around the country with the team for the remainder of the NBA season.
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