'Not all heroes wear capes': Moment Philadelphia 76ers Andre Drummond dives into pool to save his son's life after the two-year-old fell off the edge

Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond has shares video of the moment he sprang into action to save his two-year-old son when the toddler fell into a swimming pool. 

Drummond, 28, posted surveillance footage of the incident to Twitter Thursday, in which his son, Deon, is seen sitting with two adults around an outdoor, below-ground pool. 

Suddenly, the toddler slides off the pool edge and falls face-first into the water as a woman sitting nearby shrieks, 'Deon, no!'

Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond wasted no time jumping into a pool after his two-year-old son had fallen in

less than a second after the boy touches the water Drummond leaps from out of frame and fully clothed into the water 

He hands the boy off to another adult before slowing getting out of the water himself. Nobody was harmed in the brief incident, he reported

Drummond posted video of the incident on Twitter, and assured everyone that there were injuries

In less than a second from the moment the boy falls in, Drummond's six-foot-ten, 280-pound frame springs from off camera, and dives in fully clothed after him.

He grabs Deon, and hands him off to another adult nearby, before slowly making his way out himself.   

'He's smiling,' the woman reports of the toddler, who is then seen restrained as he tries to run back toward the pool. 

The younger Drummond soon gets a stern reprimand. 

'NOT ALL HEROS WEAR CAPES,' the athlete captioned the video.

'A parents worst nightmare….. Feat my son & I. No one was harmed in this video'

Fans offered a variety of reactions to the close call on social media. 

Many were impressed at the super-human dad reflexes displayed by Drummond.

Many fans were impressed with the super-human dad reflexes the athlete placed on display 

'Look at Drummond man saving the children,' wrote one.  

'That fathers instinct kicked in so quick love it,' posted another.

even if that was a pool full of sharks and snakes and piranhas I wouldn't even hesitate for a split second to jump, salute man,' wrote another.  

'Thank God y’all were right there!!' one Twitter user wrote.

Others expressed horror at how close a call it was, and noted that it should serve as a learning experience for how quickly tragedy can strike when small children and water is involved 

Some defended Drummond, and the others around the pool, calling the incident a simple accident 

Others, however, expressed alarm that the boy wasn't more closely attended, and noted that when water and young children are involved, tragedy can strike in seconds. 

'Glad he is ok, but this is lesson for all parents. Teaching your children to swim is a life saving skill and close supervision is a must!' wrote one. 

'Something terrible can happen so quick and so easily even if you’re right there in the same room…. All it takes is one second.,' tweeted another. 'Good PSA for other parents to see as a reminder.' 

'Why yall letting him sit on the edge like that tho? posted another. 

Still others defended the incident as a simple accident.

Drummond, center, only just signed to the 76ers earlier this month. Before that he played brief stints for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He had spent the bulk of his career playing for the Detroit Pistons 

'People acting like accidents never happen, & Y'all are perfect. People in the comments should be ashamed for Judging another man when they should be lookin in the Mirror.....,' one user tweeted.

'It’s crazy how some of y’all act like accidents don’t happen sometimes, I’m pretty sure some of y’all kids had some bad falls due to lack of supervision! Nun the less he still saved his child,' wrote another.  

Drummond signed to the 76ers earlier this month, after playing just 21 games for the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year.

Before that, he played in 2020 for the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

He had spent the bulk of his career playing for the Detroit Pistons, where he got his start in the NBA in 2012. 

He averaged 14.9 points and 12 rebounds last season for the Lakers and Cavaliers.