1. This is Charvis Brewer, an eight-year-old with cerebral palsy from Tennessee. He’s also a MASSIVE fan of the Memphis Grizzlies.
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2. So Make-A-Wish teamed up with the Grizzlies and they decided he’d make a good draft pick for their team.
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3. So on December 29th, Charvis showed up to practice with the team.
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4. Charvis has been wheelchair-bound since birth due to his cerebral palsy.
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5. The Grizzlies gave Charvis pointers on his shooting, layups, and some advice on how to play like the rest of the team.
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6. Make-A-Wish didn’t stop and just making Charvis an honorary member either, he and his family went to a Grizzlies game to watch them take on the Chicago Bulls.
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7. “The smile on his face, it was a picture worth a thousand words,” Make-A-Wish Director of Community Relations Miranda Harbor told local reporters.
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