Dylan Harper鈥檚 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鈥檚 Monica McNutt for the post-selection interview.
Something that may have also surprised viewers was the fact that Harper鈥檚 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.
鈥淲e鈥檙e playing the sport we love. They鈥檙e playing it, I鈥檓 coaching it. It鈥檚 a family affair, and that鈥檚 how pure it is in our family,鈥 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.
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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.
鈥淗is flat out love for the game, his determination, his humility and just his hard work day in and day out,鈥 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.
鈥淢y mom always tells me, 鈥楰eep the main thing the main thing,鈥欌 Harper said. 鈥淏asically like, 鈥楪o worry about basketball, we can take care of the rest.鈥 That鈥檚 really stuck with me just because it allows me to work on my craft and work on the things that really matter 鈥 which is playing the game I love every day.鈥