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Five-year old boy with leukemia breaks ankles, dunks for Jazz in scrimmage (VIDEO)

Jazz JPs Scrimmage

Utah Jazz members welcome five-year-old free agent guard JP Gibson with the Utah Jazz after signing a one-day contract with the Utah Jazz. Gibson, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2012, joins the Jazz on the bench for tonight’s open scrimmage at EnergySolutions Arena, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Tom Smart) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT

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That, ladies and gentlemen, is JP Gibson.

The 5-year-old battling lymphoblastic leukemia was signed to a one-day contract with the Utah Jazz and took part in the team’s blue and white scrimmage Monday (along with taking part in a full Utah Jazz day). And the kid showed some moves, just breaking the ankles of Steve Novak, blowing by Dante Exum and throwing it down by using Rudy Gobert as a human trampoline (or crane, I guess).

That is a great moment. And a very classy move by the Jazz.