- AT THE AGE OF FIVE, OUR NEXT GUEST
HAS BEEN BATTLING LEUKEMIA FOR HALF OF HIS LIFE,
BUT LAST WEEK, SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENED.
TAKE A LOOK.
- JP GIBSON IS THE NEWEST MEMBER
OF THE UTAH JAZZ TEAM FOR THE DAY.
- JP, HOW MANY POINTS ARE YOU GONNA SCORE TONIGHT?
- UM, SEVEN.
[laughter]
- I DON'T THINK THERE ARE WORDS TO EXPRESS--
I MEAN, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL.
- [singing] YEAH, YOU CAN BE THE GREATEST
YOU CAN BE THE BEST
YOU CAN BE THE KING KONG BANGING ON YOUR CHEST
- JP GIBSON HAS COME INTO THE GAME.
INBOUND TO JP.
HERE HE COMES.
WORKING THROUGH THE BIG MEN.
NOVAK MISSES ON THE STEAL.
HE GOES BY EXUM.
GOBERT IS THERE.
HE SLIDES BY GOBERT.
HE RISES TO THE RIM AND HAMMERS!
JP GIBSON WITH A TWO-HAND FLUSH!
- [singing] AND YOU'LL BE ON THE WALLS
OF THE HALL OF FAME
[applause]
- FROM LAYTON, UTAH, PLEASE WELCOME
FIVE-YEAR OLD JP GIBSON AND HIS PARENTS MEGAN AND JOSH.
HELLO, YOU THREE. HOW ARE YOU?
- WE'RE GREAT. - GREAT.
- IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, JP.
- THANKS. - THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
I LIKE YOUR OUTFIT TOO.
THAT'S REALLY GREAT. - THANKS.
- WELL, THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT ARE CONSISTENT
IN OUR HOUSEHOLD IS-- FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS
WHEN I COME HOME FROM WORK IS, I GET A BIG HUG FROM JP,
AND NUMBER TWO IS, MY WIFE'S WATCHING YOUR SHOW.
SO THOSE ARE THE CONSISTENT-- - THOSE ARE THE CONSTANTS?
- YEAH. - IT'S TRUE. NO.
YOU HAVE MADE A LOT OF BAD DAYS BRIGHT, SO...
- OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL VERY, VERY HAPPY.
[cheers and applause]
- THANK YOU. - THANK YOU.
SO THIS--I MEAN, WATCHING THAT VIDEO
OF JP PLAYING WITH THESE NBA PLAYERS,
HOW WAS THAT-- HOW DID THAT FEEL?
- IT'S--OH. - UM...
- DID YOU LIKE IT, JP? DID YOU HAVE FUN?
- YEAH. - YEAH.
AND YOU MADE A REALLY GOOD DUNK RIGHT THERE TOO, DIDN'T YOU.
- YEAH. - YEAH.
- YOU KNOW, AS A PARENT, JUST WATCHING THAT,
IT'S AMAZING.
HIS CONFIDENCE THAT HE HAD IS JUST LIKE
WE WERE PLAYING HOOPS AT THE HOUSE,
AND HE BEATS ME EVERY TIME TOO.
AND IT'S JUST KIND OF HOW HE HANDLES LIFE
WITH HIS--YOU KNOW,
BATTLING HIS CANCER AND GETTING CHEMO.
HE'S ALWAYS SO POSITIVE, AND HE'S A ROCK,
AND HE'S MY LITTLE HERO.
- YEAH, I WOULD THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE
THE HARDEST THING TO DEAL WITH AS PARENTS, YOU KNOW.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO RAISE A CHILD,
BUT THEN TO BE FIGHTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
AND IF I CAN BE A TINY BRIGHT SPOT IN YOUR DAY,
THEN MY LIFE IS WORTHWHILE.
I'M GLAD THAT I CAN HELP YOU IN ANY WAY.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP, JP?
- A JAZZ PLAYER.
- YOU'RE GONNA PLAY-- A JAZZ PLAYER?
THAT'S GREAT. - ANYTHING ELSE?
- A UTES PLAYER AND A GIANTS PLAYERS
AND A BRAVES PLAYER.
[laughter]
- SO THAT WAS THE UTES, THE GIANTS, THE BRAVES.
- OKAY. - ANYTHING ELSE?
- AND A SOCCER PLAYER. - AND A SOCCER PLAYER.
- WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SHOW--
BESIDES "ELLEN," SO...
- YEAH.
- "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR" AND "WIPEOUT."
- "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR."
- OH, YOU'RE GONNA--
YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY BUSY.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH--
- CANCER'S NOT GONNA STOP HIM.
- NO, NO, OF COURSE NOT.
NOT WHEN YOU HAVE BIG PLANS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE SOME BASKETBALLS OVER HERE,
AND WE THOUGHT WE'D SHOOT SOME HOOPS,
BUT WE PROBABLY NEED SOME PLAYERS, RIGHT?
WE NEED SOMEBODY TO HELP US. - MAYBE.
- SO FROM THE UTAH JAZZ, PLEASE WELCOME
JP'S FAVORITE PLAYERS, GORDON HAYWARD
AND DERRICK FAVORS.
[cheers and applause]
- [singing] I'M COMING HOME
I'M COMING HOME
TELL THE WORLD I'M COMING HOME
LET THE RAIN WASH AWAY
- OH, MY GOD. HEY. - HOW YOU DOING? HOW YOU DOING?
I'M DERRICK. HOW YOU DOING?
- WHAT A SURPRISE. - HOW YOU DOING?
- THANK YOU FOR COMING. - HI. HOW ARE YOU?
- IS THAT AWESOME? - I'M GOOD.
- WHAT'S UP, JP? - LET'S GO SHOOT SOME HOOPS.
- WHAT'S UP, MAN? - HOW YOU DOING?
- HOW ARE YOU? - I'M DOING GOOD.
- HEY, THANK YOU FROM COMING. - YES.
- OH, MY GOSH. - GO PLAY.
- ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL HEAD ON DOWN HERE.
- GO ON, BUDDY.
- WE MIGHT SHOOT SOME HOOPS DOWN HERE, OKAY?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS, JP? GOOD?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF JP? - YEAH.
- HOW 'BOUT HIM? - HE'S A WONDERFUL KID, MAN.
- COME ON IN HERE.
- YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEARD ABOUT HIS STORY,
YOU KNOW, IT GAVE ME SO MUCH STRENGTH
AND SO MUCH INSPIRATION, MAN.
YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY TO HEAR WHAT HE GOING THROUGH,
BUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S A GREAT KID--
STRONG KID AND BRAVE PERSON, MAN.
I'M PROUD OF HIM. - YEAH.
AND HE'S GONNA GROW INTO THAT UNIFORM.
I HAVE A FEELING HE'S GONNA KEEP GROWING...
[laughter]
AND HE'S GONNA GROW INTO IT
AND BE YOUR HEIGHT ONE DAY
AND BE PLAYING, I HOPE.
- YEAH, HOPEFULLY. - YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE MONEY
HAS GONE TO MEDICAL BILLS, AND SHUTTERFLY WANTS TO
HELP PEOPLE SHARE LIFE'S JOY,
SO THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU
A LITTLE GIFT
OF $10,000.
[cheers and applause]
- OH, MY GOD.
- ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR STORY WITH US.
- OH, MY GOSH, THANK YOU.
- AND YOU PROBABLY WANT TO
THROW A BASKETBALL OR SOMETHING.
HE'S LIKE, "WHAT'S GOING ON?"
[laughter]
"THIS IS SO BORING."
LOOK, $10,000. THAT'S ALL RIGHT THERE.
- IS THAT COOL?
[laughter]
- ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE ANOTHER GIFT.
WE HAVE SEASONS TICKETS ALSO TO THE JAZZ
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
[cheers and applause]
A BUNCH OF COOL STUFF.
- IS THAT AWESOME?