JAN VESELY still owns one of the all-time best NBA Draft moments.
The Czech center was selected No 6 overall by the Washington Wizards back in 2011.
The 7ft tall basketball star celebrated his big moment by passionately kissing his then girlfriend.
Vesely's partner Eva Kodouskova was sat next to him when his name was called out by commissioner David Stern.
Before heading to stage to collect his new cap, Vesely planted a huge kiss on his girlfriend.
The pair romantically snogged and got a huge ovation from the crowd at Prudential Center in New Jersey.
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Eva became an instant star and was even interviewed on television backstage.
She joked: "I am so shocked. I don't want to go back out because they're screaming at me.
"I play basketball too. We've know each other for a long time.
"We went to the same elementary school. His dad was my geography teacher.
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"I beat him in free-throws still - he shoots with closed eyes."
The couple aren't together any more with Vesely married to Natalija Miladinovic.
They tied the knot in 2017 in Serbia and Natalija often posts pictures of their son on Instagram.
As for Vesely, played four years in the NBA before retiring to Europe with Fenerbahce.
The NBA Draft returned in person for the first time since Covid on Thursday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Paolo Banchero was taken No 1 overall by Orlando Magic ahead of Chet Holmgren to Oklahoma City Thunder.
