LeBron James showed off his soft side, on top of his otherworldly basketball skills, at Wednesday night's Cleveland Cavaliers Wine and Gold Scrimmage.
Jackie Custer, a 16-year-old fighting leukemia, hugged it out with James and shared her feelings about what had to be an incredible experience.
literally shaking right now @KingJames @cavs thank you so much pic.twitter.com/wJkT2P2wcx
— Jackie Custer (@jackie_custer16) October 2, 2014
As USA TODAY's For The Win blog chronicled, Jackie's strength is an inspiration to us all. Here are just a couple of examples:
never been poked so many times before... So glad I'm out of there. I'm coming home. ?✌️? pic.twitter.com/5eQOYhQlt4
— Jackie Custer (@jackie_custer16) September 30, 2014
It also appears Jackie's got some game herself, listed on the Jackson High School (Massillon, Ohio) junior varsity girls' basketball roster for 2013-14 and seen here hooping:
Congratulations @jackie_custer16 on finishing her last day of rehab! Never stop fighting! pic.twitter.com/4AZO8yKaaZ
— Jackson Lady Bears (@Lady_BearsBBall) September 19, 2014
Props to LeBron and the Cavs for making a teenager smile.
