Texas' Andrew Jones gets huge ovation after hitting first basket since leukemia diagnosis
Posted Nov 10, 2018
Texas junior basketball player Andrew Jones was diagnosed with leukemia in January, and spent the spring and summer battling the disease. Jones was able to rejoin his teammates for fall camp, and on Tuesday night the 20-year-old returned to the court for his first game since Jan. 1 as Texas took on Eastern Illinois in its season opener.
(USA Today)
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