Cruel bullies mock teenage cheerleader with Down syndrome – so basketball players stop the game to step in for her

It just so happens that Desiree is a friend of the aforementioned Scooter, Chase and Miles, and they’ll do anything to protect her from bullies. That’s why when they saw bullies heckling Desiree during a time out, they developed a game plan that was both smart and powerful.

“We looked at for a while, to see if we were seeing it correctly,” Scooter explained.

When they realised the truth was precisely what they assumed, the boys knew they had to act. They left the bench during the time out and approached the bullies.

With the whole school watching, they took a stand for Desiree when she needed it most.

The bullies were quickly taught a lesson. It might have been a small gesture, but it was enough to have a lasting effect on both Desiree and her father, who couldn’t have been more thankful.

Fighting back the tears, Desiree’s dad said: “I just wanted to let them know, as a father how much I appreciated it.”