Dylan Harpers mom, Maria, makes stunning appearance at 2025 NBA Draft

Dylan Harper’s mom, Maria, stole the show Wednesday night.After the former Rutgers star was selected by the 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.Something that may have also surprised viewers was the fact that Harper’s mom joined him for the interview, while his five-time NBA champion father, Ron Harper, stayed in the crowd.But the newest Spur said Tuesday 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 Wednesday night.“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 mom.“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.”...