by Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports

Remember the first time you walked through the gate at a sports stadium or arena and saw the playing surface for the first time; when you couldn’t believe how green the baseball diamond was or got the first blast of chill of the NHL ice? There was a sense of awe, a feeling of wonder and the exhilaration of infinite possibility.

A child at Wednesday’s game between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards experienced the same reaction and the moment was captured by television cameras.

There’s also a video, but if you find the picture as hilarious and endearing as I do, I wouldn’t hit play. The screenshot is nearly perfect. You believe it was a stolen glance practiced by a young man inexperienced in such matters. The video shows that the child is like most kids on camera (at least the ones on my family’s home movies): Hamming it up.

Oh, who am I kidding? It’s still hilarious. The only way it could have been better is if he had been wearing sunglasses and whipped them off with authority.

Thanks for the heads up to @DCSportsBog

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