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An amazing HS basketball story.

Is this the autistic kid that drains a bunch of 3's after his team is up by like 20 points in the 4th period?
 
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Oh man...if that doesn't make you cry, then you don't have any emotion inside you at all

I did tear up. I wasn't expecting that at all. LOL
 
Iirc (since it was so long ago 😉 ) he was honored at the 2006 nba finals and met all the players.

One of the greatest stories ever associated with basketball imo.

He even met with president bush (where, rumor has it, they shared personal stories of what its like to live with autism.😛)
 
Originally posted by: jjsole
Iirc (since it was so long ago 😉 ) he was honored at the 2006 nba finals and met all the players.

One of the greatest stories ever associated with basketball imo.

He even met with president bush (where, rumor has it, they shared personal stories of what its like to live with autism.😛)
ROFL!!!
 
Didn't make me tear up. I suppose I have no soul. I did have a happy feeling inside of me at the end for the kid though...does that count?
 
He is a very high functioning Autistic, most likely he has Aspergers which develops later which allows the kids to gain many functions and skills. My 5 year old daughter was diagnosed with Autism when she was 3. She is still in diapers and is non communicative. We've been told not to expect her to develop past the level of a 4 year old.

Not to take anything away from the kid in the video, but having an intimate knowledge of the subject his story doesn't really move me as I see what a severely Autistic child is like and that is what breaks my heart and makes me cry.
 
Originally posted by: jjsole
Iirc (since it was so long ago 😉 ) he was honored at the 2006 nba finals and met all the players.

One of the greatest stories ever associated with basketball imo.

He even met with president bush (where, rumor has it, they shared personal stories of what its like to live with autism.😛)
lol
 
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Oh man...if that doesn't make you cry, then you don't have any emotion inside you at all

I didn't cry, but I sure was smiling from ear to ear. If I was that kids father, on the other hand, I would have been balling like a baby.

 
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