Lively shared a heartfelt homage to his mother, who was always by his side, on Instagram.

Lively said: “My heart breaks saying goodbye to the most important person in the world to me, my best friend, my superhero, my biggest cheerleader and mom, Kathy Drysdale. There is no one in this world that can love you more than your mother. I love u and will always miss u as well, just know I’ll be ok mom. Fly high.”

What did Jason Kidd say about Lively’s mother?

The Mavericks’ head coach, Jason Kidd, addressed the media on the news of Kathy Drysdale’s passing.He said, “Incredible woman, talking about D-Lively’s mom. Incredible. As much as we talked about his injury, he had other things that were going on, about his mom passing.”

Kidd also mentioned his desire to continue training with the club despite the difficult circumstances. Kidd stated, “He spoke to the team before, which was incredible for a 20-year-old to talk about what he was going through off the court. Not just with the injury but with his mom.”