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Autistic Basketball Player Catches Fire In His First Game

 Angela Haire    Created:  2/24/2006 10:50:53 AM  Updated: 12/19/2006 12:08:44 PM
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Greece, NY -- An autistic student with a large fan base got his chance to suit up and play in his school's basketball game last week.

Jason Mcelwain or "J-Mac" as he's known, brought the house down as he tied the team?s record for three pointers.

He is now a campus celebrity. He says that he will continue to play basketball with his friends from the basketball team.

To see the heartwarming video, click on the play button to the right of this story.

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