# @makeawish_cwnc on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@makeawish_cwnc/video/7306667302198660398
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/23827048-makeawish-cwnc-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/ddeecafda4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-11-29T00:01:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Make-A-Wish CWNC (@makeawish_cwnc) — https://gondola.cc/makeawish_cwnc

## Caption

Wish kid Dani Jo is an active 15-year-old from Western North Carolina who loves basketball. If sports trivia is involved, you want to be on Dani Jo’s team. Her dad says that she “researches basketball every day and knows more about it than most people.” The joy she finds in the sport of basketball is clearly evident when she animatedly talks about various players. Her face lights up as she shares her passion. 🏀🌟  Dani Jo’s wish is to meet the Charlotte Hornets. But her dream doesn’t end there: She also wishes to sit on the players’ bench! Dani Jo isn’t afraid to interact with all the seven-foot-tall athletes and yearns to be right in the middle of the action. ⛹️‍♂️✨ Dani Jo lives life to the fullest, despite being diagnosed with a medical condition that has no current curative treatment options and requires being on life-supporting ventilation. In planning Dani Jo’s wish, wish dad Joey mentioned that she travels with a lot of medical gear, explaining, “If going to a game, there probably needs to be an extra seat for her equipment.” Dani Jo’s condition also requires daily nursing care and the need to eat soft foods. With that said, a baseline of childhood fun for Dani Jo is just what the doctor ordered. In her free time, she enjoys watching TV comedies like “Big City Greens” and inspiring movies like “The Pursuit of Happyness,” followed by playing with her sisters and laughing with her parents. A quick break for a bike ride to enjoy the wind in her hair is also part of Dani Jo’s game strategy for fun. 🚴‍♀️📺🍿 Dani Jo’s wish specialist lined up a super special wish experience for the basketball-loving teenager and her family. Donned in their best Hornets gear, Dani Jo, her two older sisters, and her parents had a phenomenal game day at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Pre-game VIP activities included meeting the Hornets coach, breakfast in the Founders Perch, a special tour of the Spectrum Center arena, and hanging out at the player pre-game warm-up on the Practice Court. As game time approached, Dani Jo moved courtside to the Hornets players’ bench to experience the official warm-up on the Main Court, as well as meet-and-greets with the full team. As an added bonus, Charlotte Hornets' sideline reporter Ashley ShahAhmad even interviewed the ecstatic basketball fan and V.I.P. wish kid. For the actual game, Dani Jo and her family headed ‘out of bounds’, catching the live action from a Spectrum Center suite. But not before Dani Jo joined the Charlotte Hornets team for the traditional High Five Tunnel and courtside player intros. To cap off a perfect day, Dani Jo was honored during the game as honorary captain of the home team: The Charlotte Hornets. 🏀💜 “Our team was honored to grant the wish of our very special guest, Dani Jo, last night! Dani, a HUGE Hornets fan, spent the day going to breakfast with Muggsy, meeting Coach Clifford, hanging with the team, and even being an honorary captain!” – Charlotte Hornets ✨

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,367
- **Likes:** 128
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 2

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Make-A-Wish CWNC | @makeawish_cwnc | https://gondola.cc/makeawish_cwnc | Creator |
| Blair Roberts | @bcbc.roberts | https://gondola.cc/bcbc.roberts | Marketing Intern |

## Tags

makeawish, make-a-wish cwnc, wishkidstory, basketball

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