Mexico’s 71-year-old basketball player ‘Granny Jordan’ is now viral TikTok celebrity

A video of a 71-year-old Mexican woman showing her basketball prowess has gone viral online.

Nicknamed "Granny Jordan" by TikTok users, a video showing Lopez lighting up the court in her small remote town of San Esteban Atatlahuca in the southern state of Oaxaca has been viewed over 1 million times since it was uploaded by her grandson, according to Reuters.

A video of Andrea Garcia Lopez lighting up the court in her tiny, isolated town of San Esteban Atatlahuca in the southern state of Oaxaca has been viewed over a million times since it was shared by her grandson, earning her the title “Granny Jordan” among TikTok users.


Lopez, a local craftswoman with her grey hair woven in two long braids, wearing a long skirt, tricks an opponent close to the basket to create room for a shot that she skillfully scores off the backboard. Even though her knee is starting to act up a little, she aspires to continue playing for many years, reported Reuters.