"She’s dunking already": Hoops fans react to ex-NFL RB Adrian Peterson's daughter Ari Peterson's hooping skills

Ari Peterson, the daughter of former NFL running back Adrian Peterson, is making waves in high school basketball at Minnetonka High School (Minnesota). The freshman has impressed fans with her highlights shared in a MaxPreps Instagram post.

Her father, who primarily played for the Minnesota Vikings, is known for his athleticism, and fans are praising Ari for demonstrating her athleticism by showing she can dunk.

"Bruh @adrianpeterson she’s dunking already !!! 🔥🔥," one said.

"That dunk was legit many times they are just rim grazers. These athletes pass down their athleticism right to their kids. 👏🏾🏀" another said.

"wtf Ari since when could u dunk," one fan asked.

Fans reacting to Ari Peterson's hooping skills (Source: Instagram/maxpreps)

Some joked about Peterson's financial struggles, while others were surprised to learn that Ari is a freshman.

"They bouta get pops outta debt 💪 it hurt to see my boy like this 😪 regardless he the goat 💯🐐," one said.

"Hope she balls out and gets a scholarship, dad is broke and keeps lying about it to creditors," another person added.

"Freshman? She gna be problem in 3 yrs," another person pointed out.

Ari Peterson is known to be a rebounder who could also score in multiple ranges on the floor. At 6-foot-1, she averages 13.2 points per game, with her season high being 21 points, which she pulled off in December against Park Center.

Her father, Adrian Peterson, became one of the most controversial NFL players after he was arrested for child abuse, which he pleaded "no contest" to in 2022.

MaxPreps projects that Adrian Peterson's daughter Ari Peterson will be a 'high-level' prospect in future

MaxPreps has projected that Ari Peterson will soon emerge as a "high-level" prospect. She has not even played a year of high school basketball but has already been offered scholarships by several schools, including Minnesota, Purdue, Maryland and Oklahoma.

She was already a promising prospect in middle school, leading Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minnesota) to a state championship last year, averaging 12.2 ppg and 7.4 rebounds per game.