Devin Cooper’s story is straight out of a MOVIE! 🤯
When Cooper was around 13-14 years old, he was sent to the hospital by his doctor because he was really sick. The doctor said he has never seen him like this before.
After running a bunch of tests, the doctors tell Devin’s mom that they think he has Leukemia. With that diagnosis, he’d have to get transfusions every week, and his basketball career would be pretty much over.
His mom, distraught, went home and prayed while Devin was in the hospital over the next few weeks. The doctors eventually come back and say they don’t know what happened, but they must have missed or misread something. Cooper didn’t have Leukemia, but he did have a virus and pneumonia, which he needed to take steroids for. The steroids caused him to gain weight, and he had to eventually get himself back to his playing weight.
He eventually gets himself right, and plays four years in high school. His career has some ups and downs due to issues with grades, but h...