We’re living in an era where the kids jump right out of the gym. Now they’re just doing it an increasingly younger ages.
The latest to steal headlines in Kyree Walker, an Oakland-based eighth grader who currently suits up for the AAU Oakland Soldiers. He’s an absolutely phenomenal athlete, as the Vine of a self-assisting dunk above is testament to, not to mention the more comprehensive highlight reels below.
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At least one analyst (from Arizona’s Finest Mixtapes) is declaring Walker the nation’s top eighth grader. He may well be right, though it seems far too early to name anyone the top anything in the nation when they’re in eighth grade. If he continues progressing, there seems little question that Walker will be one of the nation’s foremost athletes and dunkers in the years ahead, no matter where he ends up competing in high school.