This girl’s got game and plays basketball like a pro, even though she’s barely tall enough to dribble.
Jaliya Manuel’s parents discovered her love of the game when she was a year old and could barely walk. Five years later, she’s running circles around adults on the court with her superior ball handling skills.
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More than 60 million people have watched videos of her exploits on the court.
Using NBA star Stephen Curry’s warm-up trick, she dribbles basketballs, tennis balls, and light-weight replica balls to improve her skills.
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Wherever she goes, even to bed, a basketball is not far away — and she practices during just about all of her free time.
“No days off, baby,” she tells a reporter for NBC News in the video below.
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With 16 years before she’s old enough to play professional ball, that’s a lot of practice time.
(WATCH the video from NBC News below and SEE more videos and images on Instagram)
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