An NBA star has shared horrifying footage from his household dwelling on social media which has gone viral, after his younger son took a fall into their swimming pool and needed to be saved via fast pondering from his dad and mom.
Philadelphia 76ers middle Andre Drummond uploaded a clip of the incident to his Twitter feed on Thursday, which has already been seen over 1.5 million instances.
“Not all heroes put on capes,” he captioned it.
“A guardian’s worst nightmare…That includes my son & I.”
“Nobody was harmed on this video,” Drummond insisted.
NOT ALL HEROS WEAR CAPES 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
A dad and mom worst nightmare….. Feat my son & I 😂😂Nobody was harmed on this video pic.twitter.com/POumiU9HGk
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) August 12, 2021
In it, his two-year-old son could be seen sat on the sting of the pool surrounded by adults, earlier than he immediately falls into the water.
Nonetheless totally clothed and losing no time, the imposing 6ft 10 and 280lbs athlete shortly dives in to tug his son to security.
“He is smiling,” somebody is heard saying of the toddler, Deon, who then makes an attempt to get again in and is instructed “Do not try this”.
I'm glad the kid was okay. However… that was not very heroic. You jumped in water that hardly involves your waste to select up your personal youngster who barely a had probability to get moist. Don't name your self a hero for that bruh.
— Clark on the radio (@shawnpowers08) August 12, 2021
First, that youngster was underwater for two seconds at most he’s undoubtedly okay. It takes for much longer for a child to drown. Second, that woman seemed like she was about to leap in, how briskly ya need her to be she clearly on the larger aspect tf…
— ray szn (@RaySayHey) August 12, 2021
Drummond was extensively blasted for the incident on social media.
Some discovered it “pretend” or “staged”, however others took the ethical excessive floor and criticized him for “horrible parenting” whereas doubting his hero credentials.
“I am glad the kid was OK. However…that was not very heroic,” one occasion pooper identified.
“You jumped in water that hardly involves your waste [sic] to select up your personal youngster who barely a had probability to get moist. Do not name your self a hero for that bruh.”
“Why yall letting him sit on the sting like that tho?,” it was requested.
Why yall letting him sit on the sting like that tho?
— Jamal2k (@JamalCoding) August 12, 2021
Lmaoooooooooooo phrase
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) August 12, 2021
Folks appearing like accidents by no means occur, & y’all are good. Folks within the feedback needs to be ashamed for Judging one other man when they need to be lookin within the Mirror….
— HA! DEEZ NUGGS! 😲💨💨 (@Deeznuggs__) August 12, 2021
“Dads within the 80s would’ve been like, ‘Wait. Let’s examine if he can determine it out first.’ Then you definitely would’ve acquired a 30-minute lecture about it should you could not,” was one different tackle the matter, which Drummond discovered hilarious and replied “phrase” to.
However a kind of who took umbrage to the complaining stated: “Folks [are] appearing like accidents by no means occur, y’all are good.
“Folks within the feedback needs to be ashamed for judging one other man when they need to be trying within the mirror….”
