A lot of young adults today want to be able to make their parents proud. One of the best feelings in the world would be to show your parents how much you appreciate their love. For Christian Wood, a big man for the Los Angeles Lakers, that moment has finally arrived.

In a good-natured post on X, Wood talked about how he finally kept his word to buy his mom’s dream house.

“Goal for life…When Wood was 18, he told his mom, “I will get her the house of her dreams before I turn 30.” “Now that we’re in the present, I did that! I adore you!”

Some of the most important things you need to do to stay in the NBA year after year are to be persistent, work hard, and believe in yourself. For Wood, it might have been all of these things plus a strong desire to keep a promise he made 10 years ago.

In the game, it looks like that promise has kept him playing the part that is expected of him. Wood has been a good offensive player for teams in the past. With 16.6 points per game for the Dallas Mavericks last season, the big man from UNLV was a star.

The Lakers asked the 28-year-old to play a smaller part and focus on doing the “little things” to make a difference in the game before the season started. Wood talked about his change back in November, when he was only averaging 6.8 points and 5.4 rebounds for the purple and gold.

“I’m not the level of player I was for four or five years, which was being a high-usage guy who took a lot of shots,” Wood said. “I’m trying to play the role of a role player by helping the team with rebounds when they need it.” “I’m there to do whatever they need,” he said.

Honest both on and off the court. No matter if Christian Wood ever scores as many points as he used to, he’s already won in life by being the best kid any parent could ask for.