Mavericks Rookie Cooper Flagg Offers Message Of Support To Texas Communities Reeling From Devastating Floods

The death toll reached 109 connected Tuesday, days aft torrential rainfall pounded nan cardinal Texas region. The flash flooding began successful nan early greeting hours connected nan Fourth of July.

Several group stay missing. Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas "will not extremity until each missing personification is found." 

Cooper Flagg spent his assemblage hoops profession successful North Carolina playing for Duke. But he is simply a caller resident of Texas and will statesman his NBA profession pinch nan Dallas Mavericks. The rookie is presently successful Las Vegas for nan NBA Summer League, but he took a infinitesimal to nonstop a heartfelt connection to those backmost successful his caller location authorities who person been impacted by nan devastating floods.

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Aftermath from flash flooding successful Kerrville, Texas connected Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

"First, I conscionable want to opportunity that my thoughts and prayers are pinch nan families that were affected successful this business this past play retired here," Flagg opened his media convention astatine NBA Summer League, per The Dallas Morning News.

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On Monday, Camp Mystic successful Hunt, Texas — an all-girls Christian campy — said it's grieving aft nan nonaccomplishment of 27 campers and counselors. Five campers and 1 counsellor location stay missing arsenic of Tuesday. 

"Our hearts are surgery alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy," nan campy said successful a statement. "We are praying for them constantly."

On Tuesday, nan National Weather Service successful San Antonio, Texas said "additional showers and thunderstorms are possible, but are expected to beryllium debased successful coverage."

Camp Mystic is reflected successful h2o aft a flash flood swept done nan area July 7, 2025, successful Hunt, Texas. (Eli Hartman/AP Photo, File)

Last month, and to hardly anyone's surprise, nan Mavericks selected Flagg pinch the apical pick successful nan 2025 NBA Draft. 

Flagg, 18, became 1 of nan youngest hoops stars taken astatine No. 1. LeBron James retains nan favoritism of being nan youngest subordinate successful convention history to beryllium taken pinch nan apical wide pick.

Cooper Flagg talks to nan media during nan 2025 NBA Draft - Round One connected June 25, 2025 astatine Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, New York.  (Mike Lawrence/NBAE via Getty Images)

Flagg described nan infinitesimal he heard his sanction called by nan NBA commissioner arsenic "a dream travel true."

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Flagg is expected to make his debut astatine nan NBA Summer League connected July 10 against nan Los Angeles Lakers. Mavericks caput coach Jason Kidd precocious revealed he wants to spot Flagg successful action astatine nan constituent defender position.

"I want to put him astatine constituent guard. I want to make him uncomfortable and spot really he reacts. Be capable to tally nan show. Be capable to play (shooting guard). Play (small forward). He’s comfortable playing that. We want to push. I deliberation he’s going to respond successful a affirmative way."

Fox News' Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.

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