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Sixth-grader Jaylin Fleming, center, cheers on his Beasley Academic teammates from the bench during a recent game at Libby Middle School.
David Pierini, Chicago Tribune
Sixth-grader Jaylin Fleming, center, cheers on his Beasley Academic teammates from the bench during a recent game at Libby Middle School.
Chicago Tribune
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In 2010, even Bulls star Derrick Rose was impressed with this 10-year-old basketball prodigy. “He’s better than me — that’s what’s crazy about it,” Rose said. “His talent is one of a kind. Kids his age rarely do the stuff he does … He does moves that a grown-up does.

A year later, Jaylin is still tearing up the hardwoods, but he’s also become a movie star. For more, watch videos of Jalin in action in 2011 and Jalin in action in 2010.