The Sixers player Joel Embiid had been dating Sports Illustrated model Anne de Paula since the fall of 2018. Fans began to think there was something between the two that same year, but nothing was confirmed until the Sixers owner congratulated the two on their engagement. Two years into their relationship, they announced they'd be adding a new member to their family. But before her modeling dreams came true, Anne dreamed about becoming a doctor.
Anne posed for Sports Illustrated’s 2021 Swimsuit Calendar despite being three months pregnant. Embiid announced the birth of his first child, Arthur Elijah De Paula Embiid, on September 25, 2020, sharing the news on Instagram and Twitter. He even joked about Arthur being the first of 11 more children with the model.
Ayesha is used to the spotlight and she's gotten plenty of attention by marrying Steph Curry. She’s a Canadian-American actress, celebrity cook, and author who stars on Cooking with the Currys, Ayesha’s Homemade, and The Great American Baking Show on the Food Network. What she lacks in professional culinary training, she makes up in ambition. She self-started her career in 2014, using the channel Little Lights of Mine on YouTube as her platform. She now has her own cookbook The Seasoned Life (2016).
The pair are the perfect example of the cookie-cutter "power couple" due to their constant devotion to each other. They met as teenagers in Charlotte, North Carolina, during a routine church youth group meeting. They married in 2011 and now have three children together — Riley, Ryan, and Canon.
Savannah Brinson is an American businesswoman and philanthropist, who has supported charities like Girl Listen and even started up a mentoring initiative. She's supported her now-husband LeBron James on and off the court ever since their relationship began in the early 2000s when they met while attending rival high schools. Savannah and LeBron were high school sweethearts in Ohio when LeBron attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School.
Savannah told Cleveland Magazine that LeBron made the first move, asking a mutual friend from Savannah's number. The same year LeBron graduated high school, was the first overall NBA draft pick, and Savannah's senior year, she learned of their first pregnancy. Three years after their first son, Bronny, they welcomed another son Bryce. LeBron finally proposed in 2011 on New Year's Eve, leading to their 2013 three-day wedding celebration at Capella Chapel Grand Del Mar hotel in San Diego. They welcomed their third child, daughter Zhuri, in 2014.
Daniela and Paul have had an on-again-off-again relationship since 2013, and they first met when Paul was dating Callie Rivers, daughter of his former head coach. They eventually split and Callie went on to marry 76ers guard Seth Curry and Paul, obviously, dated Daniela Rajic. Before extending a marriage proposal to Rajic, Paul denied rumors that he pushed her to get an abortion in 2014.
Regardless of their custody battles and time apart, the couple has reunited to parent their two daughters, Olivia and Natasha, together. Things were rough after their first child, but following their second child in 2017, the two have been enjoying a happy life in New York. Paul proposed in November 2020, and the two ended up marrying each other in an intimate ceremony on June 25, 2022.
Natalija Macesic and Nikola Jokic have been together for a very long time -- since 2013, in fact! Even before they officially started dating, they were childhood sweethearts for years. Natalija Macesic prefers to stay out of the limelight, but she has spoken to a few news networks about her life. Apparently, she’s been eyeing a master’s in psychology, her passion. After that, who knows? Maybe the two will have a few little ones, and she’ll start her own practice.
Jokic married Natalija Macešic, his girlfriend for seven years, on October 24, 2020, in his hometown of Sombor, Serbia. Their wedding was supposed to occur in June 2020 but was delayed due to COVID concerns and Jokic testing positive himself. There aren't many photos or videos from the event, as it was heavily guarded with only a few guests, but there is a video shared of the couple dancing at the reception.
Anthony Davis may be forever in the spotlight, but his girlfriend would rather stay private. The two have been together for quite a while, but no one is really sure how long. Marlene prefers to keep an extremely low profile. All of Marlene's social media accounts are private, and it’s rare for paparazzi to catch a photo of her.
It’s hard enough to get a pair of both of them together, but thank goodness there are some adorable couple shots floating around the internet! What we do know is that the pair shares a baby girl named Nala, who was born in 2018, and a son, which they have yet to release the name of.
While she is best known for being the girlfriend of NBA star James Harden, Jessika Janshel has also made a name for herself. She is a social media model with a following of more than 600,000. The 31-year-old describes herself as a shoe addict, clumsy, Zombie Nation lover, and dog mom.
Jessika and James have been linked together since 2017, after he and Khloe Kardashian broke up. However, the two haven’t been spotted together in a while, not even posting each other on social media. Rumors are circulating about whether or not the pair is even dating at this point.
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The NBA player popped the question to the Basketball Wives star with a $300,000, 6-carat diamond ring in January 2019. Reportedly, the proposal also included a helicopter and a yacht. Hazel Renee is an actress, singer, and reality TV personality who is better known for her recurring appearances on Empire, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and Basketball Wives.
She landed her big break as an actress in 2013 in a web series called "The Marriage Tour" and the rest is history. Renee and Green welcomed their first shared child, Cash, in late 2020 and celebrated the birth of their new baby in shared emotional posts on Instagram celebrating their life and relationship. The couple were officially married this year, August 14, 2022.
Hayward proposed to longtime girlfriend Robyn on Christmas Day with the help of a long original poem he wrote himself professing his love. Robyn Van Vliet met her current hubby Gordan Hayward shortly after she graduated high school in Indiana in 2013, then jumped into an engagement a year later. The couple is native to Indiana and welcomed their first daughter another short year later.
Gordon and Robyn married in 2014 and now have three girls together. The gender reveal for their third daughter went viral because of Gordon’s genuine reaction. But it wasn’t what you think… Ultimately, Gordon was hoping for a baby boy. But when he was asked whether or not he was happy, he simply replied, “Daddy’s always happy.”
In a tale of adorable romance, Russell Westbrook married his high school sweetheart, Nina Earl, in 2015. They are both natives of Los Angeles and leading basketball stars in high school, following each other to UCLA. Russell has continually bragged about his wife's intellect, as she was pursuing a master's in psychology while he continued in the direction of basketball stardom.Russell Westbrook is a successful NBA Star, but Nina is famous in her own right.
She’s a former basketball player and owns a boutique in Oklahoma City called The Little Ark. As if that weren’t enough, she’s also a marriage and family therapist. Is there anything this woman can't do? Skipping ahead to today, the two are married and have three children together. The couple dated for six years before Westbrook proposed in 2014 with a jaw-dropping $700,000 ring by L.A. jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills.
Not much is known about Kishele Shipley because both she and Leonard prefer to remain quiet about their private life; she doesn't have any form of social media. What is known is that she’s a human resource professional from California. Kawhi Leonard AKA "Claw" or "Klaw" plays for the Los Angeles Clippers after two seasons of college basketball with the San Diego State Aztecs.
While they aren’t married, Kawhi Leonard has been with Kishele Shipley since 2014 after meeting at San Diego State University, which would make them among the other basketball college sweethearts after they tie the knot. Despite Kishele's ringless finger, they have two children together, a daughter Kaliyah and a son whose name is yet to be released to the public.
Golden and Kyrie Irving were spotted together in 2018, and the tabloids lost their minds. Then, she was spotted with a rather large ring on her finger, and Irving admitted that he and his long-time girlfriend were now engaged. Sadly, there’s been speculation that Golden and Irving have split because she’s no longer following him on Instagram.
Golden, whose real name is Marlene Wilkerson, is a fitness model and very active on Instagram. She was linked for quite a while to Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving, even hinting at a brief engagement. Golden obviously doesn't need Irving's fame to keep afloat, however. Just take a look at her Instagram; it proves how confident she is with independence. He also deleted his dedication post to his fiancée. Kyrie Irving is a very private person, so we may not find out until much later what happened. In other relationship news, he now has a new fiancée Marlene Wilkerson who is pregnant with the couple's first child.
Mariah Riddlesprigger is a professional American volleyball player who grew up in Fresno, California. Her father, Pat, used to be a professional basketball player at the Fresco States. Besides being successful in volleyball, she also started her own clothing brand with the goal of spreading positivity through her clothes.
Known as the “Greek Freak” of the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo plays as a power forward for the Milwaukee Bucks. With a ridiculous amount of career highlights and awards between 2014 and today, he is one of basketball’s most decorated players. Mariah and Giannis are not currently married, but have a live-in relationship at their mansion in Wisconsin and are very much in love. The couple shares two young boys together—Liam and Maverick.
Anamaria Goltes may be known to many as Luka Doncic’s girlfriend, but she is also a successful model. Originally from Slovenia, she moved to the US to pursue her career in modeling. She has a large following on Instagram—162,000— where she posts pictures related to fashion and lifestyle.
Anamaria and Luka, fellow Slovenians, have been together since 2018 and are one of the league’s more stable romantic pairings. The two go all the way back to their preteen years, meeting as friends in Croatia. We’re hoping to see some rings for the two lovebirds by the end of this year!
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Kendall Jenner is no stranger to the spotlight, as she is a well-known model, personality, and socialite. She rose to fame in Keeping Up with the Kardashians and is now a successful model. She was number 16 on Forbes 2015 list of top-earning models, becoming the world’s highest-paid model by 2017.
Kendall and Ben were last spotted together in February 2020. That April, she was seen out with Devin. They dated for more than two years before calling it quits—but that only lasted for a few weeks. They quickly got back together and have been tight ever since. Has Kendall found the one??
Jordyn Woods has already made this list a few times. She’s dated several basketball stars, including Devin Booker, Tristan Thompson, James Harden, and most recently, Karl-Anthony Towns. The model rose to fame as Kylie Jenner’s friend on Life of Kylie. For obvious reasons, the two are no longer friends.
The couple made it Instagram official in September 2020. In March 2021, Towns alluded to a future proposal. While there’s still no engagement, the couple are still happily together. We're waiting to see if this is the basketball player to finally tie Jordyn Woods down!
Not much is known about Shelby Miller. We know she was a cheerleader for Oklahoma University and has around 25,000 followers on Instagram. She studied communications and media while attending the university and graduated a year after meeting Trae Young in 2019.
Trae Young is a point guard for the Atlanta Hawks, previously playing college ball for the Oklahoma Sooners. The 24-year-old was the fifth pick of the 2018 NBA draft and has gone on to be extremely successful. Shelby and Trae have been living together since he was drafted. She’s been supportive of her career, cheering him on from the sidelines during his games. The couple recently had their first child—Tydus—born earlier this year.
Kay’la Hanson is a registered nurse and entrepreneur. However, she’s most commonly referred to as Damian Lillard’s fiance. She obviously doesn’t sit back on that title—she is a mother of three, owns a company, invests in real estate, and has been working in healthcare leadership for six years. Her nail business, DIPPED, has become highly recommended locally.
Kay’la and Damian have been lovebirds for a long time now—well over a decade! The couple met at Weber State University and immediately started a relationship. Past that, not much is known about their romantic life because they don’t share too much about it. Their engagement is a recent development, with the couple tying the knot in September 2021. They are a beautiful family of five with son, Damian Jr., and twins, Kali and Kalii.
Kamiah Adams is a model, YouTuber, and TV personality—obviously driven and successful. Besides being tied to Bradley Beal, she’s probably best known for her role in the second season of Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood. Born in Belgium, she was raised in the U.S. in Compton, California. Bradley says Kamiah was bold from the start, which helped with him being as shy as he is.
Kamiah and Bradley would have never met if not for Bradley’s teammate John Wall who introduced them at a club in Los Angeles—the ultimate wingman! He asked Kamiah to be his girlfriend on a Ferris wheel after their first date. He proposed on a ferris wheel years later—how absolutely perfect is that?? Ladies, if he wanted to, he would. They married in 2020 and have two kids together—Bradley and Braylen. We love this love story.
Ella Mai is an English singer-songwriter. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in 2018 and featured the singles “Boo’d Up” and “Trip”, which were extremely successful—they charted in the US Billboard Hot 100 at numbers 5 and 11. At the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, she won three awards, including Top R&B Artist.
Ella and Jayson have been at the center of dating rumors for quite a while, but they have allegedly been dating since October 2020 after Ella was spotted at his home. After being seen together at a Fourth of July party this year, the rumors really ramped up. Jayson has an adorable son—Deuce—that he shares with ex-girlfriend Toriah Lachell.
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