Love off the court! Gabrielle Union, Ayesha Curry, Jordyn Woods and more stars have settled down with professional basketball players over the years.
The Bring It On actress, for her part, met Dwyane Wade in 2007 at a Super Bowl party. The two called it quits in early 2013 due to conflicting schedules and long-distance difficulties, but rekindled their relationship at the end of the year and got engaged.
“Over the summer, I reassessed priorities. I’d always wanted an awesome career with back-to-back projects, but I realized I wasn’t willing to sacrifice my relationship for it,” Union explained to Glamour in 2014. “Moving forward, I decided my work schedule has to make sense for our family.”
The couple wed in August 2014 and Union became a stepmother to the former Miami Heat player’s children, Zaire, Zaya and Xaiver from previous relationships. Four years after their nuptials, Wade and Union welcomed their daughter, Kaavia, via surrogate.
Ayesha and Stephen Curry, meanwhile, met at a young age when the two met while attending church in North Carolina. However, their romance did not blossom until the two reconnected as adults.
“I was 23; she was 22. But I knew I had found the right woman and I wanted to start a life with her,” the Golden State Warriors point guard told Parents Magazine in 2016.
Ayesha and Stephen wed in July 2011 and welcomed their daughter Riley one year later. The duo expanded their family with daughter Ryan and son Cannon, in July 2015 and July 2018, respectively.
Woods, for her part, didn’t have the easiest journey to finding love with her partner, Karl-Anthony Towns. The former best friend of Kylie Jenner made waves after kissing Tristan Thompson while he was dating Khloé Kardashian. After falling out with the reality star, the model met the Minnesota Timberwolves star in May 2020, and the two bonded over their grief of losing a parent. While Towns’ mother died in 2020 due to complications from COVID-19, Woods’ father died from cancer in 2017.
“The right person will bring a lot out of you. We have been friends for a long time,” she told Extra that September. “Naturally, we both connected about losing a parent at a very young age … so it was a very organic relationship that we’d been best friends for a while.”
In May 2022, Woods and Towns went all out for their second anniversary with a romantic getaway and luxurious gifts.
“I had no idea we were going anywhere, and Karl surprised me with a weekend trip to the same resort John and Jackie Kennedy had their honeymoon, an entire wardrobe, an amazing photo shoot with a top photographer, and an unforgettable experience,” the Los Angeles native shared via Instagram. “I love you @karltowns !! You make me feel like a queen and always remind me everyday.”
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The Think Like A Man star and Wade were both previously married before they found each other. The twosome wed in Miami in August 2014. In August 2022, the couple celebrated eight years together. "It's been 8 years now married to my best friend and a lifetime to go. There have been tears and tantrums, triumphs and tremendous gratitude of our love," Union gushed via Instagram. "I love your evolution and your readiness to look at yourself FIRST before pointing any fingers. I love watching you throw caution to the wind and lead in ways we’ve never seen before. May this journey of ours always be filled with joy and laughter and compassion and grace. I love you baby, forever. Happy Anniversary @dwyanewade #WadeWorldTour." Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The entrepreneur married Chris Bosh in July 2011. The duo share four children: Jackson, Dylan and twins Phoenix and Lennox. The five-time NBA all-star is also the father of daughter Trinity, who he shares with his former girlfriend Allison Mathis. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The philanthropist dated Lebron James while they were teenagers and was by his side when he signed his first basketball contract. The high school sweethearts welcomed their first child, LeBron James Jr., in 2004. She gave birth to their second son, Bryce Maximus, in 2007 and daughter Zhuri in 2012. Savannah and Lebron didn’t walk down the aisle until September 2013. “He is truly a king to his queen, if you will,” the interior designer gushed to Cleveland Magazine in 2020. “He treats me with so much respect — I mean, it’s hard to not love him, with the way that he is with me and the kids and his mom and just everyone who’s around him. He’s a really, really humble guy for everything that he has and everything that he’s done.” Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The Bene founder met Russell Westbrook while playing college basketball at UCLA. The twosome married in August 2015 and share three children —son Noah Russell and twins Skye and Jordyn. “Somehow, each year with you keeps getting better and better. My partner in all things. Happy Anniversary, I love you. ♾,” Nina shared via Instagram in August 2022. Rob Latour/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The “Bare Wit Me” singer met Iman Shumpert while attending a party in 2011 and they started off as friends. Their connection blossomed into a romance in 2014 and the Brooklyn Nets player proposed one year later. The pair welcomed their first child, Iman “Junie” Tayla Jr., in 2015 before they tied the knot one year later. The Teyana & Iman stars welcomed their second child, Rue Rose, in 2020. Taylor cheered on Shumpert during season 30 of Dancing With the Stars, which he ultimately won with his partner Daniella Karagach. “I honestly think that their chemistry is amazing. I think that Daniella is an amazing choreographer. I’m a dancer, so I appreciate what she do and then she kills it,” Taylor exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2021 “I think that she takes him out of his comfort zone and I love that. … Like, you get to see him in a different space.” Gregory Pace/Shutterstock
The model was the longtime girlfriend of Kevin Lowe before they wed in June 2022. The pair were together for five years before the California native got down on one knee. “2022. You were good to me. 🙏🏻,” the Cleveland Cavaliers power forward shared alongside a slideshow of pics from him and his wife’s wedding. JLN Photography/Shutterstock
Kawhi Leonard met his longtime girlfriend while at San Diego State University. The Clippers star and Shipley share two children. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Woods and Towns started off as friends, but their relationship blossomed into something more. The duo made things Instagram official in September 2020. “I found you, then I found me,” she captioned a snap of the two. The basketball player credited Woods for helping him cope with the loss of his mother. “I feel, in a way, when my mom passed, she’s like, ‘I’m not going to leave you alone. I’m going to make sure you know who you are supposed to be with,’” Towns told Taraji P. Henson and Tracie Jade in October 2021. “You know she lost her father four years ago I believe. So I leaned on her because she’s one of those only people who actually knew how I was feeling and what I was going through. … She was super close to her father just how I was super close to my mother. And [they] were like the focals of our lives.” Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
The Sincerely, Mariah founder is the girlfriend of Giannis Antetokounmpo. She and the Milwaukee Bucks share two children – Liam Charles and Maverick Shai — whom they welcomed in 2020 and 2021, respectively. "Giannis, I seriously adore everything about you. My life would be dull without your light,” the fashion designer wrote in December 2022. “The father you are to our boys is breathtaking. Happy Birthday My Love I promise this year is going to be magical 💛.” Earl Gibson III/Shutterstock
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