Moms, you just have to love them.
For Atlanta Hawks’ rookie and former Cardinal Newman standout John Collins, his mother Lyria Rissing-Collins went all out for her son’s first NBA game.
During the Miami Heat and Hawks preseason game on Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena, Lyria wore a customized shirt with with a blown-up picture of her and John on the back.
It seems like Collins got a kick out of the shirt. Collins had nine points and 15 rebounds in 20 minutes as the Hawks fell to the Heat 96-90.
Lyria was among the more than 50 friends and family members who came to see Collins -- the 19th pick overall in this year’s draft.
Collins' mother told The Post's Anthony Chiang that hearing her son's name announced in the arena was "a mom's proudest moment."
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