‘That’s so nice’: College basketballer’s Christmas gift for sister goes viral

College basketballer Anthony Leal has made himself plenty of new fans and put every other brother in the world to shame with his Christmas gift.

Anthony Leal just put all brothers to shame. Photo: Getty Images and Twitter

Anthony Leal, a junior on Indiana’s basketball team, stepped up big for his older sister Lauren’s Christmas present.

A video has gone viral of the younger brother using his name, image and likeness money to pay off his sister’s student loans in one fell swoop, The New York Post reported.

Following the NCAA’s name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule change last June, some college athletes have become millionaires, leveraging followings into lucrative deals.

While it’s unknown how lucrative it’s been for Leal, he has obviously made some money, announcing the news to her in a card, which she read aloud.

“You’re a spark of goodness that brightens the world,” the card read. “You radiate kindness and bring happiness to so many people, especially me.”

She stopped reading for a second, looked at her brother, and said, “That’s so nice!”

Anthony Leal just put all brothers to shame. Photo: Twitter

“Hey sis, I wanted you to know how much I look up to you and admire who you are,” the card continued. “Your soul is beautiful and you are the best role model ever. There is no doubt that I have made it to where I am today because of you.

“Someone like you deserves no burdens or restrictions in life, and I feel like the best way to help you with that is by …”

Lauren Leal stopped reading again, gasped, and exclaimed, “I don’t even know how much that is!”

The younger brother interjected: “I do — it’s zero now.”

Pushed by her mum, Lauren said: “ … the best way to help you with that is by paying off your student loan debt.”

Top 5, parenting moment. Merry Christmas.🎄✨🎁 pic.twitter.com/IgzlZYu8bO

— btown@l3alfam (@btownl3alfam1) December 25, 2022

The brother and sister embraced in a touching Christmas moment.

Anthony Leal was a four-star recruit out of Bloomington South in Indiana in the high school class of 2020. Now in the beginning of his third season at Indiana, he has appeared in 41 games for the Hoosiers.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.

Originally published as ‘That’s so nice’: College basketballer’s Christmas gift for sister goes viral