John Salley's Basketball Surprise

Aired on: June 17, 2009, October 23, 2008

He has a college basketball coach and a huge following on YouTube, but Garrett Anderson is not an athlete from a Big 10 school -- he's an 11-year-old kid with some serious dribbling skills. When Garrett's parents filmed him running drills on a court and posted the clip online, 80,000 people logged on to check him out. He shows off his talent on Rachael's set, and then Rachael surprises the young player by introducing him to pro star John Salley, who is definitely impressed.

"You're talented, man!" John says to Garrett. He then gives him a Detroit Pistons jersey, a championship style ring and some advice for making it in basketball. "If you think about all your friends telling you about, 'We want to hang out here, we want to go there, do this,' just be selfish and keep playing basketball," John says. "You definitely got it." He also encourages Garrett to keep his books handy. "You have to do well in school because if you don't do well in school you can't get into a good college ... and I'm telling you, all these guys going pro early -- go to college."

John then follows Rachael into the kitchen to share his healthy recipe for Slam Dunk Guacamole!