We know the fact, that absolutely all kids every time try to repeat what they see from adults. It's not surprising when children follow the footsteps of their famous parents. Especially when your father plays professional basketball in the NBA. All boys are born with the ball in the family.
Let's take a look at the families where boys achieved NBA level as their fathers.
Sabonis family
Arvydas Sabonis (father) is a Lithuanian retired basketball player. Was drafted by the Portland in 1986 years draft, but started his NBA rookie season only in 1995. Arvydas have one daughter and three sons. Domantas Sabonis was born in Portland and has double citizenship.
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Hardaway family
Timothy Hardaway (father) was 5x NBA All-Star. He played for five different teams in his NBA career. Currently Timothy Hardaway serving as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons. He has one daughter, Nia, and son Tim Jr, who was drafted by the New York Nicks in 2013.
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Nance family
Larry Donnell Nance Sr. (father) was 6 ft 10 in tall forward from Clemson University. Nance played for two different teams and often was recognized by his iconic dunks. He was 3 times NBA All-Star and won Slam Dunk Contest in 1984. He has son, Larry Nance Jr., who was selected 27th overall in 2015 NBA draft.
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Rivers family
Doc Rivers was born on October 13, 1961. The Biggest part of his career he played for Atlanta. Rivers won NBA champion title once as head coach of Boston Celtics. Rivers family have 4 children. Second-born son, Austin, was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in 2012.
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Thompson family
Mychal George Thompson played power forward and center positions during his NBA career. He has Bahamian nationality. Mychal played his last career year in Italy for JuveCaserta Basket team. Thompson has three sons. The Youngest brother plays baseball for the Chicago White Sox.
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Curry family
Dell Curry played for 5 different teams during his long 16 years career. He was retired as Charlotte Hornets all-time leader in points and three-point field goals made. Curry's family have three children, daughter and two sons. Both of them play in NBA.
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McGee family
Pamela McGee was drafted 2nd in the 1997 WNBA Draft. She was 34 years old. She played two seasons for Sacramento and Los Angeles. Pamela has a daughter and a son. Both of them play basketball in WNBA and NBA.
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P.S. More to come!
Personally, I'm waiting for son's arrival of Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade and Lebron James.
I'm sure i have missed a lot more current players (sons) and their fathers. Feel free to comment with their names.
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