High school basketball team helps player with Down syndrome make game ending shot

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A high school basketball team has displayed what it means to win beyond the game. A touching, viral video shows how players stepped up to make sure a teammate with Down syndrome made the buzzer beater shot. And his celebratory victory march was everything.

an opportunity to hit another buzzer beater," Wilson wrote as he shared video, adding, "class act on their part and s/o [shout out] to Santa Fe JV teammates for helping and being great teammates!!!"

"They did this at a prior game, and I absolutely loved his reaction," Sykes said. "To me, he's always the highlight of the game, whether they win or lose." While they did lose this match-up, Sykes said it didn't change the fact that the kids were winning in life.

While video of this moment has been widely shared and gone viral, school officials said this act of inclusion and support was not uncommon with this team, as Coach Wilson made it a point to give Jacome his time on the court as often as possible.

 

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