NEW YORK On Wednesday night, it was Mother’s Day at the NBA draft.
As their children’s names were called, the mothers of the NBA draftees took center stage, where they were embraced and wiped away tears.
Kelly Flagg was a formidable player in her own right, and her son Cooper was the first to sign with the Dallas Mavericks. In the late 1990s, she was a standout for the University of Maine. She played for a team that upset Stanford in its first-ever NCAA Tournament game, making school history.
Kelly Flagg responded, “I just hoped that he loved the game as much as we always have, and we’re just thrilled that he did love it and he got to this moment,” when asked what she helped inculcate in her son. It’s amazing.
Regarding their most recent one-on-one game, mom claimed that her son did not win.
It’s not a defeat. It was a game timeout. She explained, “It’s just been a long timeout.”
After being picked at No. 2 by San Antonio, Dylan Harper also gave Maria Harper the first embrace. She was an assistant on his high school team and coached his first AAU squad, so that makes sense. From 1993 to 1996, she was a Division I basketball player at New Orleans.
“She has been my coach from first grade to senior year, and she means the world to me,” Dylan Harper said. It most likely means the world to her to witness this moment. I do anything for my mom because I love her.
Maria Harper agreed with Kelly Flagg.
She praised his unwavering devotion to the game, his perseverance, his humility, and his tireless efforts every day.
When they spoke to ESPN, VJ Edgecombe’s mother was crying.
Bendra Rolle declared, “Bimini to the world,” following her son’s No. 3 pick to Philadelphia, which completed the family’s journey from the Bahamas to the NBA.
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