Amen and Ausar Thompson have a lot in common.
That'll come to the forefront again on Friday night when Amen's Houston Rockets take on Ausar's Detroit Pistons.
It surely won't be the last time the Thompsons face off in the NBA, and it's special every time.
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Are Amen and Ausar Thompson twin brothers?
The Thompsons are indeed twins. They're identical.
Amen was born one minute before Ausar. They were born in Oakland, California on Jan. 30, 2003.
Amen-Ausar Thompson NBA Draft coincidence
The Thompson brothers were selected one pick apart in the NBA Draft in 2023.
Fittingly, it was one-minute earlier twin Amen going fourth overall to Houston before Ausar went fifth overall to Detroit.
They were the first pair of brothers selected in the top five of the same draft since at least the 1976 NBA-ABA merger.
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Amen and Ausar Thompson share a middle name
You won't believe this, but the Thompson twins each have the same middle name: XLNC.
It's pronounced "excellence," which they've certainly embraced.
Are the Thompson brothers related to Klay, Mychal?
No, the Thompson twins aren't related to Klay Thompson or Mychal Thompson.
Klay is the son of Mychal.
Amen and Ausar Thompson are the sons of Troy Thompson, who played college basketball at Prarie View A&M.
What else do Amen and Ausar Thompson have in common?
The Thompson twins play basketball in a very similar way.
They're freakishly athletic, great defenders and solid passers for forwards.
The problem? They can't really shoot. If it's not genetic, it sure seems that way.
But they're so good at everything else that they make up for it.
Now, basketball fans get to see what they look like while lined up across from each other in an NBA game.
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