WATCH: Former Washington star Dejounte Murray surprises dad with incredible Father's Day gift
Former Washington standout and current San Antonio Spurs star Dejounte Murray gifted his father a truck as a present for his birthday and Father’s Day. His father’s reaction was priceless.
“We Had Our Differences For Almost 7-8 Years And I Just Want A Relationship With My Dad Before It’s Too Late And Not Have One Of Us Living With Regrets Of Not Being A Man And Fixing The Problems We Had. I Love You Dad More Than You Will Ever Know And Thank You For Taking Ownership On Why You Wasn’t There As Much As I Wanted You To Be As A Kid But What Matters Is Focusing On What’s Right And That’s Fixing Our Son/Father Relationship RIGHT NOW!! Happy Birthday And Happy Early Fathers Day And I Hope You Love The Truck King,” Murray wrote, via Instagram.
With Murray’s 21.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 9.2 assists for the Spurs this season, his dad can expect more amazing gifts from his son, as San Antonio locked the Washington product in a four-year, $64 million contract two offseason ago.
Former Kentucky forward Keion Brooks commits to Washington
A starter for the 2021-22 Kentucky Basketball team has found a new home. Keion Brooks Jr. started all 33 games for the ‘Cats this past season. But he decided to transfer after going through the NBA Draft process and then withdrawing his name.
The former Wildcat will be headed west to play for Mike Hopkins and the WashingtonHuskies according to Jon Rothstein.
Brooks departs Kentucky after three seasons and will be a true senior for the Huskies this fall. Whether he’ll have additional years of eligibility after that remains to be determined. But in three years at Kentucky, Brooks developed into a core rotation player and regular starter over the last year and a half. He averaged just over 10 points a game in each of his last two seasons. His signature performance coming in a blowout win at National Champion Kansas in January, where Brooks led the ‘Cats to victory with 27 points.
Big get for Mike Hopkins and Washington. Their second UK transfer over the last four seasons after Quade Green played there in 2020 and 2021.