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Hey @Twitter this tweet by @KJB30 is racist and should be removed. There is no place for this type of language in the @NBA or on Twitter. Also, I don’t know you @KJB30 but I welcome you to come to Toronto and meet @superfan_nav he’s one of the nicest guys in the game #Cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/MnMroEFjyY — Raj Grewal (@RajLiberal) May 22, 2019

Bhatia said they had “a nice friendly dinner,” and then went to the game where he arranged for the man’s 11-year-old son to meet and take a photo with his favourite Milwaukee player Brook Lopez.

“We had a nice time but (during the game) I sat them further away, a little bit of a different area, to keep his privacy.”

Afterwards, Bhatia posted a photo of himself between two Bucks players Kyle Korner and Lopez on his Instagram account, navbhatiasuperfan, and wrote: “My guests had a great time and thank you to @themeccamke for hosting us before and after the game. Special shoutout to my boys @kkorv26 And @brooklopez, @gustogummi88 aka Robin Lopez for taking the time to meet my guests and giving a young boy bragging rights for at least a year at his school.”

Bhatia said, for now, the Milwaukee fan who lives in a small town about two hours away from the Bucks’ arena with his wife and son, wishes to keep his anonymity.

“Because he don’t want anybody bugging him,” said Bhatia.

“So, you know, very good people, very good with his young son, sports-oriented, and (an) amazing family. And I give kudos to them for being so brave. You know asking for forgiveness is sometimes bigger than giving forgiveness. Basically, at the end of the night we hugged each other. And then he told me, ‘Mr. Bhatia, we are friends forever. For life!’ So it was all very good. It was a negative story turning into a positive story. And that’s what I like to do, turn negativity into positivity.”

Bhatia says they are planning to get together again in the summer with an invite for the man to come to Toronto to see a game but first he has to get his passport.

“He has never travelled outside his residence,” said Bhatia.