On the occasion of Valentine’s Day February 14 (Valentine’s Day), let’s take a look at the notable and super loving couples in the NBA, learn more about the girlfriends and wives behind the stars. top stars in the tournament.
LeBron James and Savannah James
One of the most famous couples in the NBA is LeBron James and his wife Savannah James, who are also the second oldest “couple” in the current league.
Savannah has been LeBron’s girlfriend since high school, specifically in 2002. At that time, James was gradually becoming famous for his basketball talent that was noticed by the whole United States, and Savannah was a beautiful girl on the old team. school dance.
When LeBron James gradually becomes the “king”, Savannah also becomes the “queen” of the James family. The two married in 2013 and have three children, Bronny, Bryce and Zhuri.
Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry
It is not difficult to see the image of wife Ayesha Curry always by Stephen Curry’s side at every important moment in his career, holding hands lovingly since the first years of the “chef” in the NBA.
Regarding her personal life, Ayesha used to be an actress and appeared in many reality TV shows before starting her cooking career seriously. She has published books and is currently the owner of two restaurant chains in the US.
Currently, Stephen and Ayesha Curry have three children including Ryan, Riley and youngest son Canon.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mariah Riddlesprigger
Everyone knows the name Giannis Antetokounmpo because of his success on the NBA court, but behind that is the unconditional and affectionate support of Mariah Riddlesprigger, longtime girlfriend of the “Greek demigod” .
There is not much information related to this couple because Giannis and Mariah rarely share about their personal lives, only knowing that they both had two children (Liam and Maverick) in 2020 and 2021.
An interesting thing is that Mariah Riddlesprigger once worked in the NBA. She graduated from college with a major in sports management, then tried out at Summer League for the tournament organizers before taking the main job with the Philadelphia 76ers.
In addition, Mariah also used to play sports, specifically volleyball. She played for the high school team and was captain of the college volleyball team at Rice University.
Kyrie Irving and Marlene Wilkerson
Although he has an erratic personality and sometimes appears confusing, Kyrie Irving still plays the role of father and is the breadwinner in a small family of four members.
The Dallas Mavericks rookie’s fiancee is currently Marlene Wilkerson, who has been with him since 2018 and the two have a daughter named Azurie Elizabeth. Marlene is a blogger, YouTuber and model born in 1993.
As soon as the two got engaged in 2019, the special thing was that Kyrie and Marlene unfollowed each other on social networks and did not share any pictures or information of each other to keep the family’s privacy. small.
Luka Doncic and Anamaria Goltes
Everyone knows Luka Doncic, but not many people know who the girl the young Slovenian man is dating is. From 2016 until now, the “prince” of the Dallas Mavericks has been dating fellow model Anamaria Goltes.
What’s interesting is that Luka and Anamaria met each other when they were 12 years old while playing in a group of friends and have been “infatuated” with each other ever since. The couple officially dated in 2016, then broke up in 2018 but soon get back together and maintain the relationship until now.
Besides being a model, Anamaria Goltes is often by Luka Doncic’s side to fully support her lover’s career.
Nikola Jokic and Natalija Macesic
Visiting the home of another star from Europe, Nikola Jokic is just like Luka when he falls in love with a girl from his hometown. “The Joker”‘s longtime girlfriend is Natalija Macesic, the couple has been together since they were 16 years old.
When Jokic was selected into the NBA, Natalija Macesic did not hesitate to leave her hometown of Serbia to come to America with her lover. And not only is she close to her boyfriend who is 10 years younger than her, Natalija also took advantage of this opportunity to “study abroad” at Metropolitan State University of Denver, majoring in psychology.
The two are currently married and have a daughter, Ognjena Jokic.
Jayson Tatum and Ella Mai
Despite his success in his NBA career by becoming a top star at the Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum’s love life was relatively difficult when he and his ex-girlfriend (the mother of his current son – Deuce) “went their separate ways.” ” in 2018.
About 2 years after this drama, Tatum got married to his new girlfriend, singer Ella Mai. The two rarely appear together in public, having only been spotted twice in 2020 and recently 2022.
Ella Mai is a talented British singer. She has won many awards, the most honorable being receiving a Grammy Award for the song ‘Boo’d Up’, bringing home a double award as both song of the year and R&B song of the year.
Joel Embiid and Anna De Paula
Accidentally catching each other’s eyes at a dinner in New York in 2018, Joel Embiid and Anna De Paula got to know each other and started publicly dating in October of the same year.
Anna De Paula is a famous Brazilian supermodel and when the two met, neither of them thought that one day they would fall in love and fall in love. But thanks to “destined fate”, both Embiid and De Paula developed their relationship quickly.
Not long after, the two announced their relationship and had a son, Arthur de Paula Embiid, born at the end of 2020.
