After her dribbling skills made her an internet sensation, college star Jamad Fiin is inspiring a new generation of Muslim girls to play hoops in Boston—and around the world.

By Jannelle MoorePublished on 02/12/2021 · 12:00 AM ESTThe Red Bulletin

Jamad Fiin rhythmically dribbles backward while her hijab and skirt bob to the beat of the basketball hitting the damp asphalt. Her cameraperson tries to anticipate her moves, but Fiin’s handles make the task nearly impossible. She turns around, bounces the ball between her legs and flows into an array of behind-the-back moves and countermoves. Then she gives the cameraperson a little hesi before finishing the graceful sequence with a crossover dribble and a behind-the-backboard layup.

It’s effortless moves like these that effectively broke the internet back in February 2017, when a 4-second video of Fiin’s basketball skills went viral. In it, she calmly crosses over several male players before driving to the basket and scoring in the lane with her left hand. Fiin’s cousin tweeted the video on her 18th birthday, when she was still a senior and varsity player at Boston Latin School. Almost four years later, she’s amassed nearly 370,000 followers on Instagram and 560,000 on TikTok, with big-name fans like the rapper Drake and Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown taking note.

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