Osman Lo is known as the “morale guy” on his high school basketball team. The 17-year-old Edmontonian lives with Down syndrome and this year he was asked to be the team manager for the Jasper Place High School Rebels.
“He was very clear that yes, he would love to be a manager, but he would much rather be a player,” Burrows said.“We were in a bit of a slump and he was pretty adamant that, ‘You let me go on and I can help us score.'” Lo’s friend Cooper Tidball was recently out with an injury, so there was an extra player spot on the bench. The coach let Lo know he could play in the next game, wearing his buddy’s No. 9.
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