Watch What Happens When This Kid With Disabilities Is Put Into A High School Basketball Game

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By Mack Rawden
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Children and teenagers with disabilities, whether mental or physical, simply want to be included. They want to feel like they’re on the same team with their peers, which is why serving as an assistant on a basketball team can be a perfect job. That’s what an El Paso high school student name Mitchell found out over the past few years. So, during his final game, his coach decided to put him in to see if he could achieve his goal of scoring two points.

His first few attempts didn’t go so well, and it seemed like the clock would run out before he would get another shot attempt when an opposing player decided to do something unexpected. The outcome of the game was no longer in doubt; so, he passed the kid the ball to give him one final shot. Take a look at a CBS news story about the touching incident below…

What a great way to reward someone for years of dedication. The last minute of a blowout basketball game might be considered garbage time, but for this kid, it was his NBA Finals. It’s nice to see everyone in the stands had the courtesy to treat it like such too.

There are ways to include kids with disabilities without altering the enjoyment level of everyone else, and this is a perfect example of how to do it. Kudos to everyone involved.

Mack Rawden
Mack Rawden
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Mack Rawden is the Editor-In-Chief of CinemaBlend. He first started working at the publication as a writer back in 2007 and has held various jobs at the site in the time since including Managing Editor, Pop Culture Editor and Staff Writer. He now splits his time between working on CinemaBlend’s user experience, helping to plan the site’s editorial direction and writing passionate articles about niche entertainment topics he’s into. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in English (go Hoosiers!) and has been interviewed and quoted in a variety of publications including Digiday. Enthusiastic about Clue, case-of-the-week mysteries, a great wrestling promo and cookies at Disney World. Less enthusiastic about the pricing structure of cable, loud noises and Tuesdays.