On the Road: N.C. basketball team gets miracle assist

As part of our continuing series "On the Road," Steve Hartman meets a basketball team whose junior guard dedicated a crucial game to a friend he lost to cancer. When the game came down to the wire, something remarkable happened.

[elizabethmarsh]

Still watching this in 2025 and it still makes me cry! He will never be forgotten because of his teammate! ❤

[chriswesterfield]

Spencer- I'm in awe of you. This video is so uplifting. You have life figured out and you understand the correct way to live.

[Kris_]

I won't cry... I won't cry... nope, just nope... *too late*

[oiaiofoster]

It is Soo Heartfelt, I am a Cancer Survivor and this Story I can Relate. God Bless Them All!!

[MrRibby]

Good gosh....talk about a story that can make a grown man cry.

[oiaiofoster]

I Thank God for Mr.Steve Hartman. For he & his family makes A Big Difference Through His On The Road Stories🙏🏻❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[yitzchakissachirschberg]

This weird liquid on my face, where did it come from....

[kamalakantanieves]

Thank you, Mr. Hartman, from the depths of my heart. You continue to inspire me when I need it the most!

[muffsmercury]

OMG how awesome this one is. What a beautiful three pointer that was (that happened once at my high school in 1974) Yes his late friend definitely assisted. I watched that shot several times.

[williambirdwell]

Bitter sweet story 💙👼💙
And some great young men

[aanon]

so sad about josh. hope spencer has a good long happy life.

[michaeljj]

i love steve hartman. his stories make the world a better place.

[vmudxwn]

Some of these stories never cease to amaze me! There’s something about them, that when you think about it, the world would never have known about this if it wasn’t for Steve. It’s not a professional game, in fact stuff like this probably happens on the pro circuit plenty of times. But it didn’t happen to a bunch of pros who make obscene amounts of money. It happened to a bunch of high school kids who may never play basketball after they graduate. But there’s the beauty of it. Their coach, for whatever reason, had them write these names on the basketball. And this young man, because of his illness, chose his friend. And this amazing game happened along with the equally amazing play. Which any of us might never have known about or been able to see if it wasn’t for this show. These little 2-3 minutes of another person’s life. In the 1, 440 minutes each of us are allotted it’s a tiny window in their lives that we have the privilege of witnessing ourselves. And while I may not always remember the story, there is a beauty in each one presented. As we receive these few minutes of interaction between a group of people who somehow intersected each others lives to bring about moments of the greatness that lives in all of us. It only takes a decision, turning in the fork in the road you never even realized was there. To cut someone a break, to offer a hand up rather than a slap down. To make ammends that weren’t yours to make. So many little decisions and we get to see each one as they unfolded thanks to the generosity of Mr. Hartman and his equally generous family for letting him do this!

[prankgirl]

Oh my gosh, these videos are so addicting. I am on an On The Road bender and I've gone through a half a box of Kleenex already.

[renefierro]

Wow !! Thats very powerful and brought me to tears !!

[gynunn]

He shot from more than half of the court! And made it omg!

[nicholasclaus]

Josh was holding that ball after his friend threw that 🏀

[CarrilloDM]

UGH!!! I hate when I get dust in my eyes while watching these.

[sophieadams]

Wow this touched me I literally almost started ugly crying

[topazkitty]

I've always felt that there is something bigger than all of us and in the power of God. Although Josh lost his fight, I'd like to think that God had bigger plans for him, maybe even to be Spencer's Guardian Angel. A story like this helps bring hope to others who have lost someone they were close to in knowing that maybe they too are watching over them.