{"id":533715,"date":"2026-01-13T11:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/533715\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:08:22","slug":"chat-with-bowie-bulldogs-senior-boys-basketball-player-lamin-jabbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/533715\/","title":{"rendered":"Chat with Bowie Bulldogs senior boys basketball player Lamin Jabbi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bowie basketball\u2019s Lamin Jabbi in Austin, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n

Mikala Compton\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n

Faces off the field<\/a> gives a deep look into the thoughts and lives of high school athletes in the Austin area. Today we feature Bowie High basketball player Lamin Jabbi<\/a>, who aspires to be a therapist someday.<\/p>\n

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All about Lamin: Speaking Dutch and exploring African roots<\/p>\n

Tell something about you that most people don’t know.<\/p>\n

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Most people don\u2019t know I speak another language: Dutch.<\/p>\n

What has been your favorite vacation?<\/p>\n

It’s when I went to Gambia with my family. It was really fun seeing my dad\u2019s side of the family and where he grew up.<\/p>\n

What is your most prized possession?<\/p>\n

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I\u2019d say my most prized possession would be my basketball because I\u2019ve played almost every day since seventh grade<\/p>\n

What do you plan to do after high school?<\/p>\n

I plan to become a therapist and play college basketball. I want to be therapist because I\u2019ve always liked helping people talk out their problems. I want to be a therapist that helps people with their mental health.<\/p>\n

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\"Bowie<\/p>\n

Bowie basketball\u2019s Lamin Jabbi in Austin, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n

Mikala Compton\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n

Making friends and aspiring to play college basketball<\/p>\n

What is your favorite high school basketball memory?<\/p>\n

My favorite basketball \u00a0memory at Bowie would be being on the same team with Troy Stromberg. It was fun playing with Troy because we were always on the same page and I was always hanging out with him.<\/p>\n

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Do you have any pregame rituals?<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t say I have a pregame ritual, but I stretch a lot before games.<\/p>\n

Outside of sports, what do you like most about your school?<\/p>\n

What I like most at school outside of basketball would be my friends because they’re the best people.<\/p>\n

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\"Bowie<\/p>\n

Bowie basketball\u2019s Lamin Jabbi in Austin, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n

Mikala Compton\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n

Dream dinner: Jamming with Vince, LeBron and the president<\/p>\n

If you could have dinner with any four people in the history of the world, who would they be?<\/p>\n

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I’m going invite LeBron James, Vince Carter, Barack Obama and Samuel L. Jackson.<\/p>\n

I chose LeBron because he\u2019s the GOAT of basketball, but he does just as much off the court. I would ask questions about his life.<\/p>\n

You’re in charge of the menu. What are you serving?<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m serving sushi and pizza\u00a0because those are my favorite foods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bowie basketball\u2019s Lamin Jabbi in Austin, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Mikala Compton\/Austin American-Statesman Faces off the field gives…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3724],"tags":[7,73608,1932,1931,3255,10423,20222],"class_list":["post-533715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-basketball","tag-bowie-bulldogs","tag-boys-high-school-basketball","tag-high-school-basketball","tag-high-school-sports","tag-high-schools","tag-uil"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115887479552571998","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}