Giannis Antetokounmpo was overjoyed to receive a portfolio of original artwork from a young fan. Giannis’ loving reaction to the special gift brought the young girl to tears (of joy).

At an autograph session last week, an 11-year-old girl named Lily presented him with a folder featuring artwork produced for him by the 24-year-old Milwaukee Bucks star.

In a video of their touching encounter filmed by her father, the kid tells Antetokounmpo that he is her “favorite athlete” and that she has wanted to give him the artwork for “a very long time.”

The athlete immediately sprang to his feet, smiling warmly, and moved over to embrace Lily.

He said, “Thank you so much,” and the girl started to cry. “It’s incredible.”

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Lily’s father, Pete Stauffer, told WMTV that his daughter had been working on the “art projects” for a year and a half, and that they were kept “in a folder in the hopes that one day they will be delivered” to Antetokounmpo.

When her father discovered that the athlete would be making a public appearance nearby while his daughter was on leave from school, he took the opportunity, despite the fact that he “had set correct expectations that she may never be able to get this to Giannis.”

He and his daughter had to stand in line for six hours that day, but it was all worth it.

Stauffer said the athlete’s considerate gesture as “certainly overwhelming for her, and all of us, frankly.”

Despite not being a household name yet, Antetokounmpo has a chance to win the league MVP award this season.

According to Sports Illustrated, the Greek-born NBA player is averaging a career-best 27.4 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. His team now leads the league’s Eastern Conference with 58 wins.

In November, Shaquille O’Neal gave up his “Superman” moniker for the athlete, known as the Greek Freak, while appreciating the fame.

According to CBS Sports, he would be the first MVP to represent the Bucks since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1978.