Ernie Johnson, the host of TNT’s Inside the NBA, was in Tuscaloosa to deliver a message that touched hearts everywhere. The official Alabama football twitter account posted a five-minute clip of Johnson’s talk that’s been viewed more than 2 million times in the first 14 hours online.
In it, he talks about adopting his special needs son from a Romanian orphanage. The nurse who handed the child to Johnson’s wife Cheryl told them “This boy is no good,” but they wanted to give him a better life.
That child would go on to be diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and inspire his high school basketball team from a wheelchair. Michael Johnson has three favorite words, his dad says.
“Love you too,” he’ll say whether you said it first or not.
Honestly, you’d have to watch the video to get the full impact of the message. Written words don’t do it justice.
- Alabama Football
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