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Zeeland Basketball player who is blind goes viral after sinking basket

With the support of her teammates, Jules Hoogland, who is blind, sunk a basket causing the whole crowd to go wild.

ZEELAND, Mich. — You know what they say, great players make the game look easy. 

And that's exactly what a player on Zeeland Public Schools Unified Basketball Team did earlier this week when she took over the court. 

With the support of her teammates, Jules Hoogland, who is blind, sunk a basket causing the whole crowd to go wild. Hoogland is in 11th grade at Zeeland East.

The video, taken by Brandy Navetta, quickly went viral. 

Since it was first posted on Tuesday afternoon, the video has received over 760,000 views on Twitter. Multiple outlets including ESPN and SportsCenter have highlighted the incredible shot. 

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