Utah Jazz signs a five years old child, who suffers leukemia!

The Utah Jazz offered a day-contract to the young JP Gibson, aged only five, who made his dream a reality.

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JP Gibson’s dream has come true. The five-years-old-child, who suffers acute lymphoblastic leukemia, became the latest signing of Utah Jazz. It was an admirable gesture when the Jazz surprised the press worldwide by signing a young boy of only five years old. Besides, it was followed the ordinary procedure when signing any player.

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Firstly, Gibson and his family attended the signature of the contract, where Randy Rigby was waiting for them. The contract would bind hind and the franchise together for one day, and would make him a player of the Utah Jazz.

After signing the contract, the new signing up had time to talk to the press, always accompanied by his father. There it was revealed the number that he would wear printed on his jersey, number 1.

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His mother, Megan, could not hide her feelings and stated: ‘He loves sports, but basketball is his favorite one. He was just one when he watched the matches with my husband Josh. He shot for an hour before going to sleep whe he was just 15-months-old. He knows that he must be six in order to play in Jazz Junior teams, and he is always saying that he cannot wait all that time.’

It was his turn after the interview with the press. He would wear the same jersey that legends of this sport such as Karl Malone or John Stockton had used years before. In the third quarter, with 29 seconds left, the speaker announced the entrance of the franchise’s new acquisition. 

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The coach of the Jazz, Snyder, designed a play in which Gibson could impress. The young point-guard drove the ball to 3pt shot line, where he took advantage of Jeremy Evans’screen for achieving the paint. Here, he dribbled Dante Exum and helped by Gobert he ended with an amazing two hands dunk. “JP Gibson with the two hands slam”, shouted Utah’s commentator. The public at Energy Solutions Arena went crazy with that dunk. He got it, his dream become true.

It was really significant the intervention of Jon Díaz, one of the photographers of the Jazz, who transforms the dreams and wished of children with cancer into unforgettable adventures. It is done through the project ‘Everything can be’. 

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Once again the NBA shows that is the best league in the world, not only at a sportive scale but also at a human level. A few months ago, the 76ers surprised everyone offering a signing to a young boy of 18 years old with Down Syndrome. Yesterday it was the Jazz, and nobody knows what will happen in a future.

‘Where amazing happens” is the slogan of the league. It involves the sportive and extra sportive thing. It can be found under this motto, some stories as humane as JP Gibson’s.