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The Atlanta Hawks (57-19) are on the verge of setting a franchise record for victories, but they're not done retooling their roster for the playoff run, as they landed a priceless free agent on Tuesday.
Hours before shooting for win No. 58 against the Phoenix Suns, the Hawks signed 8-year-old Kennesaw, Ga., native Lake Bozman, who suffers from Acute Myeloid Leukemia, to a one-day deal.
It's official: Lake Bozeman is a Hawk! pic.twitter.com/ivpTymQewz
Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 7, 2015
As one of 14 children selected by nationally syndicated radio program The Bert Show, Bozman and his family were originally slated to visit Walt Disney World this week on an all-expenses-paid trip courtesy of Bert's Big Adventure to benefit children with chronic and terminal illnesses, but the boy fell ill.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/hawks-sign-8-year-old-boy-with-leukemia--awesomeness-ensues-224030310.html
Phentex
(16,334 posts)that every worker and every player knew about this and went above and beyond to make this a night he won't forget.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)I'm looking forward to the video highlights of this tomorrow.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)then Lake asked him to spell it. It was so cute. There's a good video at thebertshow.com.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Gothmog
(145,784 posts)Thank you for posting