Utah Jazz's 5-year-old free-agent signee steals the show

Posted Oct 15, 2014
The Utah Jazz saved their best offseason move for the last. The same could be said of their intrasquad scrimmage. On Monday, the Jazz signed 5-year-old JP Gibson, who's been battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia since 2012, to a one-day contract in time for him to suit up with the team for a fun evening. (Deseret News)

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