In the video, the grandmother, with her gray hair braided into two long braids and wearing a long skirt, feints to take down a defender near the basket before finding space and scoring by making perfect use of the backboard.
Mexico has a new basketball star: Andrea García López, 71.
Video uploaded to the platform TikTok by her grandson depicts Mrs. Lopez in the court of the small, remote town where she lives, San Esteban Ataclauca, in the state of Oaxaca.
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The video has now one million views and several users of the platform baptized the weekday… “Grandma Jordan”referring to Michael Jordan, iconic figure of the sport.
In the video, Ms. Lopez, with her gray hair in two long braids and wearing a long skirt, makes feint to neutralize a defender near the basket before finding space and scoring using the board brilliantly.
“Grandma Jordan” says she hopes to continue playing basketball for many years to come, even though one of her knees is starting to give her a little trouble.
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