Alabama basketball celebrates Father’s Day with incredible Dad joke-themed social media video
By David Wasson
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Happy Father’s Day wishes spread across social media Sunday morning, including an inventive video from the Alabama men’s basketball X (formerly Twitter) account – featuring senior forward Drew Fielder and his cousin, freshman forward Cole Cloer, offering dad jokes.
The duo, seated in plush chair sipping from coffee cups in the Crimson Tide meeting room, deadpanned dad jokes while trying to get each other to crack a smile.
Among the favorites:
“Where is a basketball player’s favorite place to eat? … Dunkin’ Donuts.”
“Why don’t fish play basketball? … Because they’re scared of the net.”
“What do you call a shrimp that’s good at basketball? … LePrawn James.”
“How do billboards talk? … Sign language.”
“Velcro, man… such a rip off.”
“How do mermaids wash their fins? … Tide.”
The last one, offered by Cloer, garnered a giggle from Fielder seated beside him – but the subsequent request for a dap was denied by Fielder and left Cloer hanging with outstretched hand in mid-air.
Fielder is a recent transfer to Alabama after spending the 2025-26 season at Boise State and his first two seasons at Georgetown. Cloer originally signed to play for NC State in late 2025, but switched to the Crimson Tide following the 2025-26 season.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
