Riley Sprowl had never flown before. His first time would be in a chartered jet.
Despite the opulence, Riley was nervous. Even before takeoff, he asked his dad Jason to hold his hand.
Riley and his parents were guests of Mark and Lynda Thompson, who head up the "Love Those Mavs" tour. They pick lucky fans to join them on a private jet for a road game.
Upon landing in Oklahoma City, the first person Riley saw was Mavs owner Mark Cuban.
"That's what's special about the Mavericks and being part of the Mavs, we can bring joy to people like Riley, and obviously he brings joy to us," said Cuban.
In December 2013, Riley was paralyzed after a sledding accident and has been in a wheelchair ever since. He played football and baseball at Van Alstyne high school, but will never play again.
Somehow, he never complained.
"I was by his side a few minutes later," said his mother Karla Sprowl about the accident. "He was so calm, and his whole demeanor was, 'It's OK Mom. God has a plan.'"
The Thompsons heard Riley's story and wanted to give him a night he would never forget.
"Lynda and I are just going to try and brighten his world for just one night, and try to create a fantasy experience for him," said Mark Thompson, who owns Smith Thompson Security.
"We want this to be a memory for him and his family," said his wife, Lynda, who is the Vice President at Smith Thompson. "Hopefully, he'll become a big MFFL fan too."
A private jet, dinner at Kevin Durant's restaurant, and tickets to the Mavericks game.
Not even a loss could ruin the experience.
"Definitely going to remember the flight and everything," said Riley. "The really nice people that I got to meet was pretty cool. And definitely Mark Cuban, pretty cool to be surprised by him."
