Steph Curry responds after Lakers rookie chokes up while talking about meeting him

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Quincy Olivari's dream came true on Friday night.

Olivari, an undrafted free agent who signed with the Lakers this summer after five seasons of college basketball, started the Lakers' preseason game against the Golden State Warriors on Friday at Chase Center. Olivari's childhood hero Steph Curry didn't play, but the two players chatted after the game and took a photo together.

Olivari was emotional as he recounted his exchange with Curry in his postgame press conference.

“I don’t even know what to say, man,” Olivari said of his conversation with Curry. “This is my favorite player ever. The first thing he said to me was, 'I'm a big fan of your game.' And to be honest, I'm a big fan of his.

“I had his jersey (growing up). He signed it twice. I always slept in this jersey. I just wanted to be like him. Just to get to know him so he can have some respect for me,” and so we can talk in the back – he gave me a pair of his shoes and signed them. That meant a lot to me, man.

Curry paid tribute to Olivari again on Instagram later Friday night.

“Pleasure bro,” Curry wrote. “I appreciate you being a real person and telling me the story!”

Olivari had a nice game of his own on Friday night, scoring a team-high 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting with seven rebounds and two assists in the Lakers' 132-74 loss.

With preseason now complete, the Lakers — who already have the maximum number of three two-way players under contract this season — must make a difficult decision with Olivari. But no matter what happens, the 23-year-old rookie will always have that special moment on Friday night.