Merriam-Webster dictionary showed love to Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively who helped the team beat the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs. On X (formerly known as Twitter), Merriam-Webster shared a post that said : “lively | adjective | quick to rebound.” The X account then responded with a photo from the dictionary that said “quick to rebound: Resilient” and “a livel y ball” under it.
Lively pulled down 15 rebounds in the Mavericks 117-116 victory over the Thunder in Game 6 in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday night and will now play in the Western Conference Finals. He is in his first season in the NBA after being a standout defensive player at Duke last season. pic.
twitter.com/cXrGW6oDkx After the game on Saturday, Lively went to his Instagram Story to post an emotional message to his mother who died in April due to cancer. “Love u momma, miss u momma, just sit back n watch,” Lively wrote, per the New York Post .
Dereck Lively pays tribute to his mother Before the Instagram Story post, Lively penned a message to his mother on his Instagram following her passing. “My heart breaks saying goodbye to the most important person in the world to me, my best friend, my superhero, my biggest cheerleader and mom, Kathy Drysdale,” he wrote. “There is no one in this world that can love you more than your mother.
As strong and stubborn as she is I have watched her struggle, fight and survive cancer for the past 11 years and now her battle has en.
