Utah Jazz Ink One-Day Deal With 5-Year-Old Cancer Patient

 By 
Tricia Gilbride
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Utah Jazz Ink One-Day Deal With 5-Year-Old Cancer Patient
Credit: Rick Bowmer

A 5-year-old with cancer lived out his dream of playing with his favorite basketball team on Monday night. The Utah Jazz signed JP Gibson, who suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, for a one-day contract.

Jazz center Rudy Gobert (who stands at a neck-bending 7'2") even helped JP dunk like a pro.

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