Xavian Harris was seriously injured after a firework blew up at the base of his feet in 2023.The accident happened a short distance from his house after the firework didn't launch correctly, and he tried to put it out."The only thing I remember was like a flash and a really, really big boom," he said.Harris is once again shooting hoops with his brother Spencer and the rest of his siblings.
After Spencer ran to the family's home and told their father what had happened, both mom and dad jumped in the car and sped to his location, staying with him until paramedics arrived.Xavian said his mom held him in her arms until paramedics arrived, calling it ‘the worst day of her life.’Once at the hospital, Xavian was given a tough choice."They asked me, they said, ‘Life or limb?’ I said ‘life’," he said. "They put me to sleep. I woke up. I didn’t have a foot.