As New York Liberty Score Against Phoenix Mercury, Former Yankee Derek Jeter’s Family Witnesses the Victory From Front-Row Seats

New York knows how to deliver edge-of-the-seat thrillers. The sports world is familiar with several huge names like the Yankees, the Mets, the Knicks, and the Liberty – different sports and different boroughs, but all from the same city. As the Yankees try to wrangle victories without their captain, basketball fans are also enjoying watching the New York Liberty. Interestingly, the former Pinstripes player Derek Jeter has an intriguing new connection with the team.

The WNBA stars just edged a victory against the Phoenix Mercury, with Breanna Stewart’s heroics aiding New York. And witnessing the action from the front row seats was none other than Derek Jeter’s family.

The Jeters were out for a night of basketball

The Jeter family last publicly got together in May for the Turn 2 Foundation’s annual golf event. The former Yankee founded the non-profit and his entire family lends the org their support. Then yesterday, the Jeters came together for a night by the hard court, although Derek was noticeably missing.

His sister, Sharlee, posted a picture of herself with her son, Jalen, and her parents, Dorothy and Sanderson, by the courtside. And posing with them was none other than former WNBA superstar and current coach, Teresa Weatherspoon. #GOAT Family time watching @nyliberty vs. @phoenixmercury We love you @tspoon_11 !!!” she captioned it.

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Interestingly, theirs is a baseball family – Sanderson Jeter was a shortstop in college while Sharlee Jeter was a high school softball star. It seems natural that Derek Jeter went into the baseball business as well, but once upon a time, he used to play basketball. But as he once told NBA great Michael Jordan, baseball was his calling.

Derek Jeter had a hilarious reason for not pursuing basketball

Being an athlete means being physically fit. While different sports have different requirements for their players, that remains a common theme. Something that is similar in both baseball and basketball is that both require players to move around a lot. And yet, Jeter thought basketball was too much.

“Basketball is too much running,” Jeter once justified to Michael Jordan. Captain Clutch’s own position as shortstop required him to be extremely nimble, but apparently, the quote for basketball was more than he could handle!

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What a different Bronx it would have been today if Derek Jeter had played basketball!