NOTHING BUT NET: These big hearted 5th graders inviting a 3rd grade student in a wheelchair to play basketball with them will make your weekend.
It's not always the highest leapers or the best shooters who make the best basketball players -- sometimes it's those with the biggest hearts.
And a group of fifth graders at Topsail Elementary School in Hampstead, North Carolina, proved just that. A heartwarming video captured the moment when a group brought Francis Veras Espinal, a third grader in a wheelchair, into their basketball game during recess. Francis was pushed down the court, basketball in hand, passing it to another student who dunked it to loud cheers and applause.Pender County Schools said in a statement that teachers first noticed the fifth graders inviting students from Topsail Elementary School’s adaptive Exceptional Children's program -- of which Espinal is a part -- to play with them during their shared recess on Tuesday.
The video, shot Wednesday by teacher Jody Keziah, shows the endearing moment when another group students included Francis in their basketball game.
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