Discover The Women Behind The NBA Stars

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This holds very true of the NBA stars who have managed to get a lot of women to help guide them in their career paths and have kept them restrained to a certain extent and grounded in what they have done. With that being the case here are some of the most successful NBA stars and the women who are behind them.

Jermaine O’Neal

O’Neal is one of those stars that was oblivious to the amount of money that he has been earning. In fact, O’Neal in 2010 did not even know that he was one of the highest-paid NBA players in the league at the time.

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Mesha O’Neal is the lady that landed the dream of Jermaine. The couple would be married and the couple was able to take their high school sweetheart level to a new level by getting married. In 2010 Mesha would be one of the wives that showed up on the VH1 show Basketball Wives.

Shaq

The big man is one that has been able to get quite a fortune in his career. Then he would go on and start on multiple ventures in his career.

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Shaunie O’Neal is the woman that Shaq would marry in December of 2002. The couple would have 4 kids before they were married and that made it easier for the couple.

Baron Davis

Davis ended up getting a contract in 2008 that would reward him for his work with 65 million dollars. Now, the point guard is trying to get a comeback going in the developmental league after getting hurt and unable to play for quite a bit.

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Isabella Brewster is the wife who has been married to Davis since 2014 and now they have a couple of children together. Brewster worked at a time for the Creative Artists Agency. If Brewster does look familiar it is easy to see as her sister is one of the stars of the Fast and Furious franchise.

Michael Jordan

Jordan made his claim to fame as one of the top players with the Chicago Bulls. However, one thing that Jordan did as well finds himself a nice woman to share his life with. Granted, when Jordan was running with the Bulls he was married to another lady, but following their divorce, Jordan would go on to find love and happiness again in the arms of Yvette Prieto.

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Jordan had been dating Pireto for several years before the couple finally tied the knot in 2013. After that time period, the couple had a set of twin daughters who have become the love of their life and are definitely some of the most spoiled kids a parent can find.

LeBron James

Now, a lot of people know that LeBron James really broke out of high school and came right to the court in the NBA. However, what a lot of people do not realize is the talent that James would be bringing to the court and how long he would last on the court. With that being the case, a lot of people are shocked to see the LeBron is one of the leaders of the court so far and definitely has been able to show up as having a very long career in the NBA.

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What is really surprising is the fact that LeBron James has a long-time girlfriend that he eventually ended up marrying in 2013 as well. James would marry his high school friend and sweetheart Savannah James. Since that time the couple has had 3 children, but there is no information on if the children are as talented as James is on the court or not.

Kobe Bryant

While Kobe recently retired he is still one of the most popular players that you can find and definitely one of the best players in recent history for the Lakers. What else is impressive is the fact that Kobe has earned over 260 million and managed to get to the All-Star game 18 times in his very impressive career so far.

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Vanessa Bryant is the wife of Kobe Bryant and it was really impressive that the pair have been together since Vanessa graduated at the age of 18. Bryant did have some bumps in the relationship and that was something that the couple almost had as a loss in the relationship. Now, the couple has really started to come into the light again and are happily married with 3 kids together and that is definitely a blessing for the couple.

Stephen Curry

The guard for the Warriors is definitely a player that has been able to come into his own in his career so far. However, what is impressive is the fact that Curry is still becoming one of the better players for the Warriors and has had to battle quite a few injuries on the years recently. The good news is Curry is making quite a bit of money from his endorsement deals and that does not require him to continue to play basketball.

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Now, the lady that has been beside Curry during his rehab stints has been Ayesha Curry. Ayesha and Stephen have been together since they met at a church youth camp. However, the couple did not get married until 2011 and since then the couple has had a couple of children. If the name Ayesha sounds familiar then you do love cooking as she has started to make her own way into the cooking realm

Karl Malone

The longevity of the career that Karl Malone had is very impressive. However, what else is impressive is the fact that Malone was one of the higher paid players and has had his hand in coaching as well for the Jazz in the past.

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Kay Kinsey Malone has stood by Karl since he fell for her when she was in the 1988 Miss Idaho USA contest. However, the interesting point is she did not fall for his charms easily and it would take another 2 years before the couple would finally get married on Christmas Eve of 1990. Since that time the couple has had 4 beautiful children.

Tracy McGrady

The former NBA star is now looking to spend retirement relaxing and looking to be the husband that his wife knows that he can be. McGrady had a great 16-year career and definitely is on the upswing for getting his career rebooted as a husband.

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CleRenda McGrady is the wife that has found happiness with McGrady and has since the couple was married in 2006. CleRenda is not only the wife of Tracy McGrady but is a very popular woman in the women empowerment movement. She has started a foundation called Project P.U.S.H and as a life coach has helped out multiple women and people in general.

Chris Paul

Paul is a great sports star and definitely has made a living out of sports. The amount of money that Paul has earned over his career vary, but there are some estimates that have put his net worth at close to the 100 million dollar mark which is not that bad for a player who not many people thought would have turned into the star he did.

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Jada Paul is coming in as the wife of Chris Paul. The couple have been together since high school and ended up getting married in 2011. The couple now resides in one of the many Bel Air mansions that have been built in the region.

Pat Riley

A lot of the younger kids will remember Pat Riley as the coach that would be stalking the sidelines for the Knicks in the 80s and 90s. However, before that time period, Riley was an amazing player and one that helped to guide the Suns and the Lakers to some great games on the year so far.

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Pat would marry what many would consider the girl of their dreams in Chris Riley. The couple did not know each other until they went to a beach and met on a whim. Now, the couple ended up tying the knot in 1970 and have a couple of grown-up children who have left the nest for the couple.

Juwan Howard

Juwan Howard may have not been one of the players that a lot of people will recall, but Howard had a 19-year career in the NBA with most of the years being for the Heat. Howard even had the lucrative 100 million dollar contract as well. While he does not have the 100 million still, Howard is worth 80 million dollars.

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Jenine Howard is the spouse of Juwan and the couple has been married since 2001. Now, while it is easy to think Jenine would take some time off and enjoy living life, that is not the case. In fact, Jenine has the Juice Foundation which promotes healthy living as a way to fight various types of cancer.

Nene

The player has been around with the Wizards for quite some time and has been improving each year. However, the Wizards have managed to get Nene at a steal compared to what they could have been paying as he is only worth 45 million dollars.

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Lauren Prothe is the woman of Nene’s dreams. The couple has been together for some time and she is one of the few women that can claim to look Nene in the eyes. However, what else helps is the fact that she is fluent in Portuguese.

Jamal Mashburn

Monster Mash is one of the players who has been able to look impressive in his 12-year career. Mashburn also left towards the top of his career as well which is something else that a lot of people did not do. Now, Mashburn is looking to retirement and living off of his 45 million dollar worth.

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Michelle Mashburn is the lady that he will be spending the rest of his life with. Jamal and Michelle are both licensed as personal trainers, but also have been able to open multiple businesses together which is something that not a lot of people can say and have the same level of success this couple has been able to enjoy.

 Vlade Divac

Divac was able to quietly be one of the leading players in scoring as a center. However, Divac was a player that has managed to amass a worth of 45 million dollars over his 16-year career.

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Snezana Divac is the lady who Vlade is proud to call his wife. While they have been married for some time the couple has a couple of sons of their own, but have ended up adopting a child as well from Kosovo whose parents were killed during the war.

Stephon Marbury

While he played in the NBA and went to the Chinese Basketball Association. Between the leagues, Marbury was able to get quite a bit of money earned and that was able to help o, get total net worth of 60 million dollars.

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Tasha Marbury is the wife of Stephon and is definitely one of the best wives around. She was one of the star in the show on VH1 covering basketball wives. The couple was married in 1999 and have ended up getting a couple of kids in their marriage.

Michael Redd

In 2005 Redd ended up signing a huge 91 million dollar contract. That is part of what helped to get Redd, the former point guard from the Bucks to get a worth of over 45 million dollars on the year.

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Achea Redd is the woman who has shared the fortune of Michael Redd. Achea, when the couple ended up getting married in 2006, would start their own foundation. The Michael Redd Foundation works with a lot of different government agencies to help identify various academic needs of different areas and work to improve these needs.

Larry Bird

Bird is one player that has made to most of his NBA career and helped to further other younger players in his career. He ended up winning almost every award in the NBA and has amassed a fortune that hits at the 45 million marks so far.

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Dinah Mattingly is the second marriage for Bird and is the one that has lasted for years. The couple met in 1989 when Bird was going through a divorce and ended up getting married later on that year. After getting married the couple would adopt a couple of kids who they raised.

Chauncey Billups

The point guard is retired now after playing a great career for 3 different teams. However, what a lot of people do not realize is Billups was smart with his money and managed to get his net worth up to 45 million dollars.

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A common theme is found among the NBA players here as Chauncey would meet his future wife in high school when she was only 17 years old. They have been together ever since and now they have 3 children together and are looking towards living out the rest of their life together.

 Chris Bosh

Chris Bosh managed to play some great NBA games in his career. However, during his career, he would have a great salary that would hit the 20.8 million dollar mark in 2015 and he ended up getting a total of 3 million dollars in endorsements in the same year.

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Adrienne Bosh is the woman who is lucky enough to call Bosh her husband. They were married in 2011 and Adrienne Bosh is the owner of Sparkle and Shine Darling. The store is one that specializes in the sparkly pieces that are meant for women.

Scottie Pippen

The Bulls forward is a legend and one of the best small forwards in the league history. Pippen has ended up getting a total of 6 championships under his name. He was rewarded handsomely for the amount of work that he put into the game as Pippen ended up getting a fortune that went to 50 million dollars.

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Larsa Pippen has been married to Scottie since 1997. However, a lot of people are going to recognize her as she is one of the stars that is from Real Housewives of Miami. She also is one of the good friends with Kim Kardashian who has brought her into the show at times.

Ray Allen

Allen has relied on quite a few endorsements in his career. Allen has even had a decent NBA contract in the past as well. That has allowed Allen to get a fortune that is now worth 80 million dollars and is definitely enough to keep him happy for his career.

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Shannon Walker Williams is from the CBS soap opera As The World Turns. They have been dating since 2004 and have 3 kids now. The couple would end up getting married in 2008 and that is when they started to have kids.

 Jerry Stackhouse

Stackhouse had a great 18 year career in the NBA and now is still involved in the league, but he is working for the Raptors. He made quite a few great choices in his money that he has been involved with has allowed him to get a total worth of 60 million dollars.

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Ramirra Marks Stackhouse is the wife that has been the dream of Stackhouse. The couple was married on Christmas Eve in 2000. Now, what is interesting is she once had a chance to be in the Basketball Wives show but turned down the chance to be on the show.

Mike Bibby

Bibby was able to get several nice contracts over his career and that allowed him to amass a 60 million dollar fortune. Granted, it took Bibby 14 years to get the money but it was definitely a career that was filled with a lot of ups and downs.

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Darcy Watkins is the longtime partner who has been proud to be seen with Bibby. Watkins and Bibby met when they were in high school and the couple has 4 children together. However, Bibby has Darcy’s name tattooed on his arm.

Alonzo Mourning

Mourning played with the Miami Heat for most of his career. However, Mourning was able to get quite a contract over his career and ended up getting his personal worth up to 70 million dollars. That is definitely helped by sound financial management.

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Tracy Mourning is the wife of Alonzo and the couple would be married in 2007. However, 2002 was an exciting year for Tracy Mourning as well who had the Honey Shine Mentoring Program which is meant to help the lives of women.

 Paul Pierce

Pierce was able to get a good deal with a lot of contract deals that were packed with incentives that helped him get 16.9 million in 2014 alone. Pierce in 2013 would be one of the stars that in 2013 would be one of the highest-paid athletes in the NBA.

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Julie Pierce is the met Paul in 2006 and the couple would be married later in 2010. However, the couple ended up having their first child in 2008 and since the first child, the couple have had 2 other children giving them a total of 3 kids.

Amar’e Stoudemire

Stoudemire is the player that in 2015 was the 44^th highest-paid athlete in 2015. He ended up getting a nice career in his job as he put up a net worth of 70 million dollars to the upward trend of 90 million dollars.

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In 2002 Amar’e was dating Alexis Welch. It would tame Amar’e a decade before he finally decided to pop the question. After that, the couple would get married and in 2014 Alexi would go out to run the New York City Marathon.

David Robinson

The Admiral is one player that has had a couple of careers. He had a rewarding naval career and after that, he would go on to win 2 gold medals and 2 championships in the NBA. After retirement Robinson started going into private equity and that allowed him to get 70 million dollars.

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Valerie Hoggatt Robinson is the woman who married Robinson in 1991. She would go on to run the David Robinson Foundation and that allowed her to take her college degree and put it to good use again.

Jason Kidd

Kidd is one player who managed to play the endorsement game and bounce back and forth on the endorsements he picked up on the year. Kidd even left a Nike deal to join up with PEAK.

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Porschla Kid is the wife of Kidd in his second marriage. She ended up getting married to Kidd in 2011 and they did have a boy before they got married. After the marriage, the couple would have a second child.

 Dikembe Mutombo

The 18-year career that Mutombo had was a great one and that allowed him to have a great career that has been the envy of a lot of people. Mutombo ended up having a total of 75 million dollars in his contract.

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Rose is the lady who married Dikembe in 1996. She is a fellow Congolese American and they have both been active in all the foundations that are important to them both. As a couple, they have ended up getting 6 children.