If This NBA Highlight Doesn't Melt Your Heart Then You Don't Have One

 By 
Sam Laird
 on 
If This NBA Highlight Doesn't Melt Your Heart Then You Don't Have One

A man named Heath Kufahl hit an incredible half-court shot during Tuesday night's Lakers-Thunder NBA game to win $20,000.

Anytime something like that happens for a fan it's pretty cool -- but this is super duper extra cool and here's why.

Kufahl supports a family of eight on a high school teacher's paycheck and his wife Jenni has been battling colon cancer since last year. One of Kufahl's former students is now a sportswriter for Tulsa World, and published a nice piece on him which you can check out here.

Watch the video above for a fan's-eye view of Kufahl's heartwarming shot, then head over to NBA.com if you want more.

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