There's really no way to present this story without being corny. It's clearly one of those much-maligned "human interest" features that networks present to make you cry. And maybe I'm a sap, but I did get teary-eyed when I watched this. It wasn't so much Jason's triumphant 20 points scored in the high school basketball game that moved me. It was the reaction of his schoolmates when he did. So much love for him, and so much support. Yes, it's heartwarming, and slightly nauseating. And a mite patronizing, particularly the sticky-gooey last line. But it's kind of a guaranteed tearjerker, like It's a Wonderful Life.

The one cynical question I have: Why, for all this time, did they assume he couldn't play? I wonder why they never gave him a chance.