He's one of the most recognisable faces on the planet.
And despite being mobbed by Beliebers everywhere he goes, Justin Bieber, 23, has seemingly still been very eager to see the sights of Australia.
But of all the places the pop star has visited on his Purpose tour, a journey to a small Sydney basketball store after a concert may have left the unsuspecting director the most startled.
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Ballin! Justin Bieber shocked Michael Lazaris (far right), an unsuspecting director of a Sydney basketball store, when he arrived at one of his shops with a group of friends last week
Michael Lazaris told The Daily Telegraph he was sitting at the desk of his Throwback Basketball office when a call came through that Bieber was at a Darlinghurst store.
A massive fan of the Canadian singer, Mr Lazaris recalled how he instantly hopped in his car and flew across town to the shop eager to bid him an Aussie 'g'day'.
'I kind of freaked out — I jumped in my car and headed down there getting every red light on the way,' he said.
Private game! After missing the singer at the store, Mr Lazaris offered to open a stadium for the singer to play a pick-up game, before he was invited to join Bieber's team
But despite his best efforts to make it in time, he missed the singer by just minutes.
However, not giving up hope of meeting Bieber in person, Mr Lazaris offered to keep a nearby stadium open for the singer to play a pick-up game.
'I didn't expect it to happen that day... but within 15 minutes I got a text to say Bieber was on his way, so we had to hurry and lock down the stadium,' he said.
'I didn't run at him when he arrived but I told him I'd been at his concert the night before, I think he was really surprised a grown man could be a fan.'
Explains it! Bieber was later pictured grabbing a post-game snack at a nearby McDonalds
Come inside! 'Within 15 minutes I got a text to say Bieber was on his way, so we had to hurry and lock down the stadium,' Mr Lazaris, who runs Throwback Basketball in Sydney, recalled
Fresh kits: The biggest surprise was yet to come for Mr Lazaris, who was invited by Bieber to join in the match and even team-up with the singer, who was dressed in the store's clothes
Spending time in the store kitting themselves out in NBA gear so they looked the part, Bieber's crew - which included Patrick Schwarzenegger - then hit the court.
But the biggest surprise was yet to come for Mr Lazaris, who was invited by Bieber to join in the match and even team-up with the singer.
While the story may have sounded so incredible his mates may never have believed it, a post-match photo shared with Bieber's 81 million fans served as proof.
In an instant his face was being posted online all around the world, an incredible end to a day Mr Lazaris says can only be described as 'surreal'.
Star-studded: Mr Lazaris (left) has previously met Australian basketball star Patty Mills (right)
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