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Yahoo
an hour ago
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- Yahoo
Dylan Harper's 'Stunning' Mom Goes Viral At NBA Draft
Dylan Harper's 'Stunning' Mom Goes Viral At NBA Draft originally appeared on The Spun. Dylan Harper's mom is going viral at the 2025 NBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday night. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights star went No. 2 overall in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night. Harper, a five-star recruit, was one-and-done at Rutgers. He and Ace Bailey, another top five prospect, failed to lead the Scarlet Knights to the NCAA Tournament, but both are projected to do big things at the next level. Advertisement Harper ended up going No. 2 overall to the San Antonio Spurs, where he'll look to team up with former No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Victor Wembanyama. After going No. 2 overall, Harper shared an embrace with his mom, Maria Harper. She quickly went viral on social media. Dylan Harper's Harper's mom, Maria, quickly went viral on social media after her son was taken No. 2 overall. She looked stunning in her NBA Draft outfit, rocking a black dress. The Jersey Sports Zone had more on Harper's mom ahead of the NBA Draft. "How did NBA Lottery Pick Dylan Harper turn into the player he is today?" they wrote. Advertisement "You can look directly to his mom. Maria Harper coached Dylan through high school at Don Bosco Prep and watched every step he evolved into one of the best players in the country. We go back in time to 2023 - following Harper's junior season - with this story that will assuredly be talked about tonight on the NBA Draft. "Stay tuned for more Dylan Harper coverage throughout the day!" Harper's mom made a lot of headlines for her appearance at the NBA Draft on Wednesday night, that's for sure. It's easy to see why she was going viral. The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is continuing to air live on ABC on Wednesday night. Advertisement Dylan Harper's 'Stunning' Mom Goes Viral At NBA Draft first appeared on The Spun on Jun 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
an hour ago
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Everyone Had Same Reaction To Dylan Harper's Mom Tonight
Everyone Had Same Reaction To Dylan Harper's Mom Tonight originally appeared on The Spun. Everyone had the same reaction to seeing Dylan Harper's mom at the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday evening. Advertisement Harper, who starred for one season at Rutgers, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The former five-star recruit is the son of former NBA player Ron Harper. His older brother starred at Rutgers. Dylan Harper played alongside Ace Bailey, a fellow top-five prospect, for one season in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The former Rutgers Scarlet Knights star went No. 2 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. He'll team up with former No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio. Meanwhile, moments after getting drafted, Harper's mom immediately went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter. Dylan Harper's Harper's mom, Maria, is currently trending on X, formerly known as Twitter, for her NBA Draft appearance. Advertisement It's easy to see why. Everyone had the same reaction to seeing his mom on ABC on Wednesday night. "Dylan Harper mom about to gain a million new followers on Instagram," one fan wrote. "Dylan Harper mom!????? Yeah run that. She's so beautiful," one fan added. "Damn I'm seeing more tweets about Dylan Harper's mom than Dylan Harper himself 😂," one fan added. "First person that says something disrespectful about Dylan Harper's beautiful mom has to deal with me!!!!" one fan added. "Dylan Harper's mom…I mean Dylan Harper was taken with the 2nd pick in the NBA Draft," one fan added. Advertisement "Dylan Harper mom. That's it, that's the tweet," one fan added. Harper's dad, Ron Harper, played in the NBA for several seasons, making $35 million. His son just earned an NBA rookie contract worth $56 million. The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft is continuing to air live on ABC on Wednesday evening. Harper's teammate, Ace Bailey, just went No. 5 overall to Utah. Everyone Had Same Reaction To Dylan Harper's Mom Tonight first appeared on The Spun on Jun 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
News.com.au
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Second overall pick overshadowed as mum steals the show at NBA Draft
Dylan Harper's mum, Maria, stole the show on Thursday (AEST). After the former Rutgers star was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, social media was set ablaze as Maria Harper stunned and charmed fans who saw her join Dylan and his older brother, Ron Jr., alongside ESPN's Monica McNutt for the post-selection interview, the NY Post reports. Something that may have also surprised viewers was the fact that Harper's mum joined him for the interview, while his five-time NBA champion father, Ron Harper, stayed in the crowd. But the newest Spur said that his mother actually pushed him harder in basketball and that she even coached him from first grade to his senior year of high school, which was special for both of them. 'We're playing the sport we love. They're playing it, I'm coaching it. It's a family affair, and that's how pure it is in our family,' Maria told Jersey Sports Zone in April 2023. Maria, who is Filipino, immigrated to the United States at the age of 7 and grew up in Paterson, N.J. She and Ron met in 1998 and welcomed Ron Jr. in 2000. The two were then married in 2005, and Dylan was born one year later. Maria and Ron later divorced in 2012. Maria had nothing but praise for her son in his special moment on Thursday. 'His flat out love for the game, his determination, his humility and just his hard work day in and day out,' she noted as reasons he was able to make it this far. Family was a consistent theme for Harper while he addressed the media before the draft, and he consistently came back to praising his mum. 'My mom always tells me, 'Keep the main thing the main thing,'' Harper said. 'Basically like, 'Go worry about basketball, we can take care of the rest.' That's really stuck with me just because it allows me to work on my craft and work on the things that really matter – which is playing the game I love every day.' It's not the first time a draft pick's mum has stolen the show with Aussie Dyson Daniels being overshadowed in 2022 by his mother Brikkita.
Hamilton Spectator
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Moms take centerstage at NBA draft as sons appreciate all the effort they've put in
NEW YORK (AP) — It was mother's day at the NBA draft Wednesday night. The moms of the NBA draftees took centerstage, receiving hugs and wiping away tears as they heard their offspring's names called. Kelly Flagg, whose son Cooper went first to the Dallas Mavericks, was a strong player in her own right. She starred for the University of Maine in the late 1990s. The 1998-99 team she was on made school history when it won the program's first NCAA Tournament game, upsetting Stanford. Asked what she helped instill in her son, Kelly Flagg said: '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. It's incredible.' As far as the last time they played one-on-one, mom said the outcome wasn't a victory by her son. 'It's not a loss. It was a timeout in a game. It's just been an extended timeout,' she said. Maria Harper also got the first hug from Dylan Harper after being taken at No. 2 by San Antonio. Appropriate because she coached his first AAU team and was an assistant on his high school team. She played Division I basketball herself with New Orleans between 1993 and 1996. 'She means the world to me, coaching me from first grade to senior year,' Dylan Harper said. 'For her to see this moment, probably means the world to her. I love my mom and everything I do is definitely for her.' Maria Harper echoed Kelly Flagg's sentiments. 'His flat-out love for the game, his determination, his humility and his hard work day in and day out,' she said. VJ Edgecombe's mom was wiping at tears when they talked to ESPN. 'Bimini to the world,' Bendra Rolle said after her son went No. 3 to Philadelphia and capped the family's journey from the Bahamas to the NBA. ___ AP NBA:
Al Arabiya
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Moms Take Centerstage at NBA Draft as Sons Appreciate All the Effort They've Put In
It was Mother's Day at the NBA draft Wednesday night. The moms of the NBA draftees took center stage, receiving hugs and wiping away tears as they heard their offspring's names called. Kelly Flagg, whose son Cooper went first to the Dallas Mavericks, was a strong player in her own right. She starred for the University of Maine in the late 1990s. The 1998–99 team she was on made school history when it won the program's first NCAA Tournament game, upsetting Stanford. Asked what she helped instill in her son, Kelly Flagg said, '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. It's incredible.' As far as the last time they played one-on-one, mom said the outcome wasn't a victory by her son. 'It's not a loss. It was a timeout in a game. It's just been an extended timeout,' she said. Maria Harper also got the first hug from Dylan Harper after being taken at No. 2 by San Antonio. Appropriate because she coached his first AAU team and was an assistant on his high school team. She played Division I basketball herself with New Orleans between 1993 and 1996. 'She means the world to me, coaching me from first grade to senior year,' Dylan Harper said. 'For her to see this moment probably means the world to her. I love my mom, and everything I do is definitely for her.' Maria Harper echoed Kelly Flagg's sentiments. 'His flat-out love for the game, his determination, his humility and his hard work day in and day out,' she said. VJ Edgecombe's mom was wiping at tears when they talked to ESPN. 'Bimini to the world,' Bendra Rolle said after her son went No. 3 to Philadelphia and capped the family's journey from the Bahamas to the NBA.
