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Lately, the eyes of the basketball world have settled on a gigantic teenager from the West African nation of Burkina Faso. He’s nearly 7 feet tall. He can soar through the air. And he’ll soon be playing on the senior team for one of Europe’s top clubs.
He’s also 13 years old.
Mohamed Dabone, officially listed at 6-foot-9 and born in 2011, will be promoted to Barcelona’s senior team when preseason training opens. He already has a highlight reel of slams and blocks that have drawn comparisons to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama, the international superstars who have recently turned the NBA on its head. …”