Official Site of the Thunder · May 8, 2020
A Long-Distance Mother’s Day
Being separated by thousands of miles is not the ideal Mother’s Day Abdel Nader or Danilo Gallinari had in mind. On a day that is usually filled with warm hugs and kisses for mom, both Nader and Gallinari will have to settle for virtual celebrations as both of their mothers are stuck overseas in their respective home countries.
Nader’s parents typically travel back and forth between Oklahoma City, Chicago (where Abdel grew up) and their hometown of Alexandria, Egypt. However, due to the impact of the coronavirus, Egypt has put restrictions on international travel, leaving them unable to return to the United States to see their children after visiting family in Alexandria.