Oklahoma City Thunder basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander revealed that he and his girlfriend Hailey Summers are expecting their first child together.Photo:Shai Gilgeous-Alexander/Instagran
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander/Instagran
Oklahoma City Thunder basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will soon have a new title to his name!
In anInstagram poston Sunday, the Canadian athlete, 25, revealed that he and his girlfriend Hailey Summers are expecting their first child together.
While the announcement didn’t go into details about the happy news, Gilgeous-Alexander wrote in the caption, “2024…🩶♾️.”
Fellow basketball player Chet Holmgren commented, “2 2.0 🔜.” Athlete Nerlens Noel wrote, “Yessa Shai Dai!🔥💯.” According toClutchPoints, the expecting parents have been together for at least six years. Like Gilgeous-Alexander, Summers is also a talented athlete.
One of her few Instagram postsshows her reflecting on her time as part ofthe University of Albany’s soccer team.
“5 years later.. thank you soccer, for everything, but most importantly, thank you for bringing me the best of friends I could ask for ❤️ #2 out,” her 2021 post caption read.
Besides playing basketball, Gilgeous-Alexander has also been busy modelingKim Kardashian’s brand SKIMS. He and Brazilian soccer playerNeymar Jrand San Francisco 49ers defensive endNick Bosaweretapped to model the brand’s menswearin its launch announcement in October.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder brings the ball down the floor during the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers at Paycom Center on November 30, 2023.Joshua Gateley/Getty
Joshua Gateley/Getty
A news release indicated that the company selected the athletes for the campaign based on their backgrounds, how they own their personal style and their ability to connect with people beyond the realm of sports.
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In a recent chat with Kardashian, 43, forInterviewmagazine, Gilgeous-Alexander opened up about his friends and family’s role in helping him with his mental health.
“A lot of it I do with friends and family, just because they give me a getaway from the spotlight, the NBA life,” he said. “A lot of them are back home and live everyday lives, so I get to step away from all the craziness that this life brings when I’m with them.”
source: people.com
