U.S. Open surprise Tony Finau, Jabari Parker are second cousins
Tony Finau has been one of the pleasant surprises at the U.S. Open, tying for fifth place through two rounds in his first major tournament.
The long-driving 25-year-old isn’t the most famous athlete in his extended family, however. Milwaukee Bucks rookie Jabari Parker, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, is Finau’s second cousin — but the two budding stars don’t know each other well, according to an interview Finau did with Cleveland.com a year earlier.
"I can't say that I'm close with him, at all," Finau told the website. "Obviously, he respects me for what I do, and I respect him for what he does. I obviously became a huge Duke fan when he went there, and followed his college career, his high school career. I heard about him back when he was in fifth grade."
According to Cleveland.com, Finau comes from a family of athletes. His younger brother, Gipper, was the youngest golfer to make a Web.com Tour cut back in 2006. His sisters played Division 1 volleyball and other cousins have played in the NFL.
And while Parker's rookie year with the Bucks was cut short by a torn ACL suffered in December, he’s expected to be healthy for the start of next season.
(H/t FTW)
