Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg offers message of support to Texas communities reeling from devastating floods
The death toll reached on Tuesday days after torrential rain pounded the central Texas region The flash flooding began in the early morning hours on the Fourth of July Several people remain missing Gov Greg Abbott mentioned Texas will not stop until every missing person is located Cooper Flagg spent his college basketball career in North Carolina playing for Duke But he is a new resident of Texas and will begin his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks The rookie is presently in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League but he took a moment to send a heartfelt message to those back in his new home state who have been impacted by the devastating floods CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM First I just want to say that my thoughts and prayers are with the families that were affected in this situation this past weekend out here Flagg opened his media session at NBA Summer League per The Dallas Morning News COOPER FLAGG TALKS NIL FINANCES AND NEW PARTNERSHIPOn Monday Camp Mystic in Hunt Texas an all-girls Christian camp disclosed it's grieving after the loss of campers and counselors Five campers and one counselor there remain missing as of Tuesday Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy the camp noted in a report We are praying for them constantly On Tuesday the National Weather Arrangement in San Antonio Texas mentioned additional showers and thunderstorms are doable but are expected to be low in coverage Last month and to hardly anyone's surprise the Mavericks selected Flagg with the top pick in the NBA Draft Flagg became one of the youngest basketball stars taken at No LeBron James retains the distinction of being the youngest athlete in league history to be taken with the top overall pick Flagg described the moment he heard his name called by the NBA commissioner as a dream come true Flagg is expected to make his debut at the NBA Summer League on July against the Los Angeles Lakers Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd in recent months revealed he wants to see Flagg in action at the point guard position I want to put him at point guard I want to make him uncomfortable and see how he reacts Be able to run the show Be able to play shooting guard Play small forward He s relaxed playing that We want to push I think he s going to respond in a positive way Fox News' Julia Bonavita contributed to this analysis Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
