NBA Wives And Girlfriends

SI Staff | Jan 1, 2012

NBA Wives And Girlfriends /

NBA Wives And Girlfriends

You may have seen some of these couples sitting courtside. Or maybe you've seen them on their own reality show (see slides 3, 7 and 26). Or maybe you've even seen them in SI's Swimsuit Issue (slide 1). But never before have you seen an entire collection of just NBA WAGS. on SI.com. Until now. So enjoy. On New Year's Eve 2011, LeBron James proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, and gave her this monstrous rock. The couple has two kids together.

After divorcing Juanita Vanoy in 2006 and losing $168 million in the settlement, His Airness/Bobcats owner decided to give the whole marriage thing one more try. He proposed to longtime girlfriend and Cuban-American model, Yvette Prieto, on Christmas 2011.

La La Vazquez, an MTV veejay, is married to Knicks star Carmelo Anthony. After starring in a VH1 reality show that chronicled her life before marriage, she has already resumed filming on "La La's Full Court Life," which will document the couple's move to the Big Apple.

Lakers guard Derek Fisher and his wife got dolled up for a charity event in Hollywood.

Here's The (former) Big Shamrock and his pint-sized girlfriend.

The Miami Heat forward and Adrienne Williams reportedly spent $300,000 on their lavish wedding in South Beach. Mind you, that was their SECOND wedding because one isn't enough. Obviously.

Lamar Odom is a Laker, but he's more famous for being Khloe's husband. They got hitched after a month of dating. Amazingly, their relationship has lasted MUCH longer than her sister Kim Kardashian's 10-week marriage to NBA forward Kris Humphries.

The Mavs star popped the question to girlfriend Jessica Olsson before the 2011 NBA Finals. So basically he won a championship and a really hot fiancee in less than a month. Well done!

Tim Duncan and his wife, Amy, curl up on the baseline of the AT&T Center in San Antonio, perhaps in an effort to avoid having this photo taken.

Finally, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade may have found Ms. Right. The lovely actress came to the support of her long-time boyfriend at All-Star weekend.

Hornets All-Star Chris Paul and Jada Crawley wed in October 2011. Their son, Chris II, is now 2 and cute as a button.

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Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins shares a meal with his son and wife, Vanity.

The Warriors guard and his college sweetheart/actress Ayesha Alexander posed for possibly the greatest wedding photo ever.

Shane Battier walks the catwalk with his wife during a charity event.

Knicks point guard Chauncey Billups gets close with his wife, Piper.

Suns forward Grant Hill and his wife, Tamia, a six-time Grammy-nominated singer and producer, flash a quick smile.

Andrei Kirilenko with his son and wife, Masha, at the EnergySolutions Arena before a Jazz game.

Spurs guard Manu Ginobili and Marianela Orno said "I do" in 2004.

In 2001, Ben Wallace married longtime girlfriend Chanda, who is said to be his biggest critic on the court.

Tracy McGrady and his wife, CleRenda, show their stuff during a charity fashion show.

The NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers sits with his wife, Shannon Williams, and son, Ray Allen III.

Al Harrington and his wife, Michelle, were in style at the grand opening of a SoHo store in New York City last year.

Basketball power couple Shelden Williams and WNBA superstar Candace Parker (L.A. Sparks) married in 2008. They welcomed a baby girl in May 2009. We want stock in that kid.

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Antawn Jamison and wife Ione Rucker Jamison, a graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, have two children. Send comments to siwriters@simail.com

76er Elton Brand married his longtime girlfriend and fellow Duke student Seneca Shahara Simmons in 2006. Brand reportedly proposed to Simmons by hiring a private plane to write "Will you marry me, Seneca?"

The R&B songstress and reality TV star ("Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is" on BET) is engaged to Cavaliers guard Daniel "Boobie" Gibson. The two welcomed their first child in March 2010 and are planning to tie the knot this March.

Published Jan 1, 2012

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