Utah Jazz Sign 5-Year-Old With Leukemia To One-Day Contract (Photos)

The Utah Jazz made an important — and adorable — last-minute signing.

The team announced before its instrasquad scrimmage Monday that 5-year-old JP Gibson, who has been fighting acute lymphoblastic leukemia since 2012, would sign a one-day contract and suit up for the scrimmage.

JP’s parents Josh and Megan Gibson and his 2-year-old sister Elsie joined the young “free-agent guard” as he inked his deal with Jazz president Randy Rigby.

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JP even got a pep talk from Jazz coach Quin Snyder and practiced with the team before game time.

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The signing was made possible by the Jazz and the “Anything Can Be” project, which helps families affected by childhood cancer.

H/t to Deseret News