National Dog Day: 15 NBA players who really love their dogs

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 6: (CHINA OUT) Yao Ming, a Houston Rocket's basketball player, poses with a dog and a girl during the shooting of an ad September 6, 2006 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wu Wenqi/VCG via Getty Images)
BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 6: (CHINA OUT) Yao Ming, a Houston Rocket's basketball player, poses with a dog and a girl during the shooting of an ad September 6, 2006 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Wu Wenqi/VCG via Getty Images) /
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6. Patty Mills, San Antonio Spurs + Harvey

The Australian native and guard for the San Antonio Spurs, Patty Mills is also a dog dad to Harvey. The labradoodle makes frequent appearances on Patty’s social media accounts, particularly Instagram. Like Patty, he’s a worldly dog, having the opportunity to spend time in the United States and Australia. He loves holidays, and happily poses for family photos.

Harvey’s a dog whose often on the go with Patty, and usually Patty’s girlfriend, enjoying the likes of adventures in the city and sunset hikes. But, he definitely get his guy time, even if it means curling up while Patty stops for a bite or running errands around town.

Harvey has some notable NBA memories, too. He’s spent time hanging with Manu Ginobili and Boris Diaw. And! He even got to pose for a picture with the iconic Larry O’Brien trophy. #Goals.

Harvey has proven to be fabulously photogenic. Likely because he’s getting great sleep on his very own Casper mattress. While he often poses for photos, Harvey’s not beyond a good selfie.

Through and through, Harvey is more than Patty’s canine companion, he’s his best friend. And we love that. And we hope you two are having a lovely time celebrating in the South Pacific.