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19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

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The Memphis Grizzlies and DeJon Jarreau have agreed to a 10-day deal, sources told @hoopshype. He played with Memphis in the 2023-24 season and overcame a torn ACL to make his NBA return. He’s averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists with the G League’s Memphis Hustle.

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Desmond Bane over his last 15 games: - 25.3 PPG - 57/47/89 splits - 72% true shooting - +111 plus-minus - 11-4 record He joins Jokic and SGA as the only players this season to average 25+ PPG on 71%+ true shooting over a 15 game span 🤯

This shotmaking from Jabari Smith Jr. against the Raptors>>> 23 PTS 8/14 FG 3/7 3PT 4/4 FT 6/11 on his jumpers.

Last 4 games with Chicago Bulls 25.0 PPG | 3.0 APG | 59.3% FG | 46.9% 3PT Opportunity changed. Efficiency stayed. @CollinYoungBull

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Collin Sexton tonight: 30 Points 5 Assists 3 Rebounds 2 Steals 11/19 FGM 38 Minutes

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Career-high night for Micah Potter.

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JOCK’S CAREER YEAR 📈 In his fifth season in the NBA, Australia’s Jock Landale is producing career-best numbers across the board! Watch him and fellow Australian Dyson Daniels continue to shine for the Atlanta Hawks all season via NBA League Pass. #NBAHighlights

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Elite improvement‼️ Jock Landale’s work was centered on cleaner reads, decisive decisions, and being prepared when opportunity came. That consistency is showing up in his production @JockLandale22 @ATLHawks

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