Who is Damian Lillard’s estranged wife, Kay’La Hanson?
BEFORE rising to basketball fame, Milwaukee Bucks player Damian Lillard scored on love when he met his college sweetheart.
Here is everything to know about Kay’La Hanson – the NBA star’s longtime love before he filed for divorce.
Who is Damian Lillard’s estranged wife, Kay’La Hanson?
Kay’La Hanson was born on November 9, 1991, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She graduated from Legacy High School in 2010.
Hanson started her educational career studying nursing at Webster State University in Utah, where she met Damian Lillard.
She then worked in healthcare for a reported six years.
Now Hanson owns her own nail business DIPPED in Oregon.
As Willamette Week reported, Lillard filed for divorce from Hanson on Monday, October 2, 2023, in Clackamas County Circuit Court.
The filing cites “irreconcilable differences” between the former couple that “caused the irremediable breakdown of their marriage,” per the outlet.
Basketball star Lillard’s filing for divorce comes less than a week after he was traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks.
As well as being an NBA star, Lillard is a rapper, performing under the name Dame D.O.L.L.A.
In February 2023, he was labeled “best NBA rapper of all time” after using a flight delay to shoot a music video.
However, since then former basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has declared himself the best athlete-rapper over Lillard.
When did Damian Lillard and Kay’La Hanson begin dating?
The two began dating during their college days at Weber State.
In February 2020, Lillard proposed to his then-longtime girlfriend during the All-Star weekend in Chicago, Illinois.
The following year, Kay’La and Damian tied the knot in a private ceremony on September 5.
Big names on the big day included the rappers Common and Snoop Dogg, as well as some of Lillard’s former teammates including Evan Turner and Tim Frazier.
Lillard’s mentor, former Blazers’ assistant David Vanterpool, was also in attendance.
The star’s mom, Gina Johnson, shared videos on her Instagram of the star-studded wedding reception.
Do Damian Lillard and Kay’La Hanson have children?
Lillard and Hanson share three children together.
The former couple welcomed their first child, Damian Jr., in March 2018.
In January 2021, Hanson gave birth to twin children, a son, Kalii Laheen Lillard, and a daughter, Kali Emma Lillard.
Though their names are spelled similarly, they are pronounced differently.
Kali is pronounced as Callie whereas Kalii is pronounced like kuh-lee.
Lillard said on his Instagram page at the time: “Just call me Daddy Dame from now on.”
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