Olivari, an undrafted free agent who signed with the Lakers this summer after five seasons of college basketball, started Los Angeles's preseason tilt 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 picture together.

Rookie Lakers player Quincy Olivari got choked up talking about Steph Curry gifting him a pair of autographed shoes after a preseason game.

In the era of brand saturation, self-proclaimed influencers and fabricated auras, real superstars still have real impact.