12-year-old cancer survivor surprised on birthday by Cavs, Donovan Mitchell before game against Lakers

Camryn Justice is a reporter at News 5 Cleveland.

Mason Jackson is an avid fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who just so happened to turn 12 on Wednesday. While birthdays are special for everyone, Mason's celebrations are a little extra sweet now because Mason is a cancer survivor . 'So I was diagnosed with cancer back in like 2018 when I was in kindergarten and it was a tough time going through it because I couldn't do anything. I just had to lay in bed all day in the hospital,' Mason said.

'Mason, in his 12 short years of life, has been through more than most of us could even fathom and has stayed positive, is super active and has fallen in love with basketball,' said Cavs VP of Youth Sports and Community Development Melanie Seiser. 'So when we heard those two things, that he wanted to spend his birthday with us and that he was the warrior that he is, we wanted to make it a little more special.

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