Utah Jazz big man Walker Kessler had a pleasant surprise while watching the Miss America pageant on Monday evening.
His girlfriend, Abbie Stockard, was in the pageant as Miss Alabama. At the end of the night, she was crowned Miss America. Kessler was streaming the event on his phone with his head coach, Will Hardy, and was overjoyed when he saw that Stockard won the title.
She is a 22-year-old nursing student who was a cheerleader at Auburn, where Kessler played college basketball before he was selected in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft.
Kessler had a priceless reaction to seeing his girlfriend earn this amazing accomplishment, and his coach was incredibly supportive during this very exciting moment as well.
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This is surely something that Kessler, Hardy, and Stockard will never forget.
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This article originally appeared on For The Win: Walker Kessler had the best reaction to girlfriend Abbie Stockard winning Miss America 2025
