WATCH: Couple gets married during Dallas Mavericks game

DALLAS — Many Dallas Mavericks followers most likely mentioned the phrases “I do” when requested in the event that they needed to take a look at Kyrie Irving’s house debut.

Well, a pair from Arkansas took it a step additional by attending the Monday evening game — and getting married there, as nicely!

Yup, a full-fledged wedding ceremony — proper at middle court docket on the American Airlines Center.

The Mavericks group mentioned it was the primary wedding ceremony to occur mid-court *during an NBA game ever. 

The ceremony occurred during halftime of the Mavs’ game towards the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

Donning a gorgeous wedding ceremony costume, bride Ellyn Piatt was escorted to middle court docket to fulfill groom Reid Malone.

And in further Mavs taste, the couple’s wedding ceremony was officiated by broadcaster Mark Followill, who occurs to be an ordained minister and completed calling Monday evening’s game for tv after the marriage. 

He dropped plenty of basketball puns during his officiating. 

According to the couple, Malone truly proposed to Piatt at a Mavs game in December  2021 mid-court. 

Malone advised WFAA that he is from Dallas and Piatt is from Arkansas. 

He added that his mom is a season ticket holder and that when he and Piatt began relationship that she was advised the Mavericks would turn out to be a part of her life. 

“I was very upfront with her that my family are huge Mavs fans,” Malone mentioned with amusing. 

He added that Piatt advised him she would like to be proposed to at a game and the remainder is historical past. 

“She said it multiple times,” Malone mentioned. “She said it would be awesome to get engaged in front of thousands of people and so it just made sense to do it here.” 

The workforce beloved the proposal a lot that they reached out to the couple late final 12 months about having the marriage ceremony at a Mavs game.

Members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra even got here to the game simply to play the intro and first dance music for the couple. 

“I am nervous, but I’m very excited,” Piatt advised WFAA whereas preparing. “This is like a different level, but it’s very cute and romantic. We got engaged at a Mavs game and we’re getting married at a Mavs game. It’s come full circle.” 

It was a packed home already at Monday evening’s game because it was Irving’s debut on the AAC as a member of the Mavs.

Congratulations to the newlyweds!