NBA Rookie Class of 2025 second overall pick Dylan Harper credited his mom's influence in his basketball career.
In a video posted by the NBA, Harper said it was his mom Maria who first put the basketball on his hands.
"My mom," Dylan said.
"She coached in my high school at Don Bosco [Prep]. We got a lot of good memories together," Dylan said.
Dylan also previously talked about how his mother motivated him throughout his career.
“My mom always tells me keep the main thing, the main thing. Basically, go worry about basketball, let me take care of the rest. That really stuck with me ‘cause it allowed me to work on my craft, work on the things that really matter.”
Dylan's mom Maria is from the Philippines who migrated to the United States when she was seven years old.
Speaking of his heritage, Dylan was asked about his favorite Filipino food.
"Chicken adobo," Dylan said in a video posted by the San Antonio Spurs.
"I think the sauce is different. It's like you can't replicate it. I only eat my grandma's one."
—JKC, GMA Integrated News