John McEnroe's brother Patrick drops 3-word reaction to Maryland coach Kevin Willard lamenting million-dollar asks from NCAA basketball players

John McEnroe's brother, Patrick, has reacted to Kevin Willard lamenting million-dollar asks from NCAA basketball players in the transfer portal introduced for coaches to track student-athletes looking to transfer, along with their asking price indicated by their agents. The portal opened on Monday and was flooded with more than 700 names with sky-high asking prices.

The University of Maryland head coach said on Team 980 radio:

“The transfer portal is crazy. There are kids asking for $2-3 million right now. The money has exploded crazy because we have no guardrails. We have no rules. It’s been as badly of a rule implemented as ever. And agents are taking advantage of it.”

Patrick re-shared Willard's views on X and wrote:

"Here we go."

Patrick is the youngest sibling of Mark and John McEnroe. The former doubles World No. 3 is the 1989 French Open doubles champion (with Jim Grabb) and currently serves as the President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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John McEnroe's brother Patrick expresses delight at Joao Fonseca's Miami Open game before R3 exit

Patrick McEnroe at the 2024 Laver Cup | Getty Images

John McEnroe's brother Patrick expressed his delight at watching 18-year-old Joao Fonseca engage in a three-set battle against Alex De Minaur in the third round of the 2025 Miami Open on Tuesday, March 25. DeMinaur rallied from a set down to eventually turn the match 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in his favor.

However, the 2024 ATP Next Gen champion was appreciated by many for his style of play, including a powerful forehand, one of which clocked a whopping 181 km/h during the match. The Brazilian was also quite a crowd-puller, with many fans travelling from tournament to tournament to support him.

Patrick praised the young talent, tweeting:

"Fonseca lighting it up now @Miami Open. HELLO."

After experiencing the crowd's clear favoritism for Fonseca, DeMinaur jokingly signed "Rio Open" on the camera lens, which Fonseca's opening-round opponent Learner Tien had also referenced. DeMinaur eventually lost 3-6, 6-7 to Matteo Berrettini in the Round of 16. Berrettini will next face Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals on Friday, March 28.