An 18-year-old German who had just received his license was forced to relinquish it after he was caught speeding less than an hour later, according to German police.

The statement released by law enforcement on Tuesday said a speed trap caught the vehicle traveling at 95 kilometers per hour (59 mph) in a 50 kph (31 mph) zone in the town of Iserlohn, near Dortmund, Germany.

Police pulled the car over, finding the 18-year-old and four friends. They were celebrating the fact that he had just passed his driving test.

So the police barred him from driving for a minimum of four weeks only 49 minutes after he was allowed to drive. In addition, they slapped him with a €200 ($227) fine and ordered him to take additional driving lessons, which he will have to foot the bill for, naturally.

He will be placed on probation, with police expected to set it for anywhere between two to four years. If he is caught committing a similar offense during this time, he risks losing his license once again.

Among the things that Germany is famous for are its incredibly well-engineered cars. Not surprisingly, the car lobby is credited with ensuring the world-famous Autobahn is kept without a speed limit, despite most Germans expressing their desire to have a speed limit on all German roads in successive polls.

Even though you are allowed to speed as fast as you wish on the Autobahn, Germany strictly enforces speed limits in residential areas. In addition, not all of the Autobahn is without a speed limit: some 40% of the highway has a speed limit for reasons such as road construction or dangerous turns ahead. Besides that, however, the car industry has been able to keep most of the highway open.

Just how severe are the punishments for offenders? Fines for traffic violations range from €10 ($11.29) to €680 ($767.28).

The NBA features the greatest basketball players in the world and it comes as no surprise that these players are able to capture the hearts of some of the most beautiful women. Here are the most stunning NBA wives and girlfriends.

As much as you’d expect NBA stars to go for movie stars or models, Steph Curry is yet another NBA star who married his high school sweetheart, Ayesha. Even though she was born in Canada, she later moved with her family to North Carolina, which happened to be Curry’s home state. They met at a youth group function before reconnecting during his college playing years. They married in 2011, and since then Ayesha has gone on to host a Food Network cooking show.

Isaiah Thomas is an NBA point guard and two-time NBA All-Star, although he’s only 5’9″ tall — his achievements are all the more impressive since most players tower over him. Maybe, like several other couples on this list, the continued success of the star Washington Wizard player is due to the fact that he and his wife, Kayla, were together for years before getting married. They met and started dating in high school, actually, and by the time they tied the knot, they already had two kids.

Kim Kardashian, the oldest of the Kardashian/Jenner sisters, was famously involved with an NBA player, the now-retired Kris Humphries. In typical Kardashian fashion, the couple’s wedding was a centerpiece of a TV special in 2011, but after only 72 days, she filed for divorce. Many said this suggested their marriage was false, which Humphries denied. “I was definitely naive about how much my life was going to change,” he said, “but the one thing that really bothers me is whenever people say that my marriage was fake.”

As much as LeBron James is famous, he’s been able to keep his personal relationship with Savannah Brinson as far from the public eye as he could hope for. Apparently, when they first met she refused to give him his number! Instead, she chose to take his number, and they finally went on their first date to Outback Steakhouse. This was back in high school, and the couple has remained strong ever since, getting married in 2013 and have three children.

Bradley Beal has been dating bombshell actress and model Kamiah Adams since 2015, and they’ve been an item ever since. They’ve even had a couple of kids, but it’s hard to forget her last boyfriend, rapper Lil’ Fizz, who was part of the group B2K. She first appeared on TV for Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood while dating the rapper. Nowadays, she has expanded into cosmetics by kickstarting XO By Kamiah. She’s followed by almost a million people on Instagram.

Eva Longoria is one of the many famous and powerful women who have attracted the interest of NBA players, as she and San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker were married for four years. Unfortunately, the match wasn’t meant to be and they divorced in 2011, but when they married in 2007 it seemed like something in the stars had aligned for the two lovebirds. A few years after tabloids reported on his alleged infidelity, which both Longoria and Parker denied at the time, it was confirmed that her suspicions lay behind the divorce proceedings.

Khloe Kardashian has been with not one, but two NBA players: Tristan Thompson and Lamar Odom. She married Odom in 2009 after dating him for only a month! They met at a party thrown by Metta World Peace, a teammate of Odom’s. They divorced in 2016, but Khloe soon started dating Thompson. She gave birth to a daughter, True Thompson, but they split after it was discovered that he had cheated on her with half-sister Kylie’s best friend, Jordyn Woods.

You’ll recognize Gabrielle Union from teen movies, starting with 1999’s She’s All That and 10 Things I Hate About You. Later, in 2000, she had a breakthrough role as Isis in Bring It On and hasn’t looked back since. In 2009, she started dating Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, who is nine years her junior, before marrying him in 2014. Despite probably not needing to work after two decades in Hollywood and being married to one of the NBA’s top players, she’s still active as an actress.

Gloria Govan found some fame on TV after marrying Matt Barnes, then of the Los Angeles Lakers, when she featured on Basketball Wives LA. That was back in 2011 and they had twin boys since then, but they wouldn’t last too long. By 2016, they had split up amid rumors that Govan had been cheating on her husband with an ex-teammate of his, Derek Fisher. Recently, she filed a lawsuit against Barnes, claiming he defamed her by accusing her of stealing money from him while they were married.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever to grace the game, Larry Bird has been through it all on the basketball court. A legend for the Boston Celtics, the “Hick from French Lick” has also been successful in his personal life, having married Dinah Mattingly in 1989. Together, the couple has adopted two kids, Mariah and Conner. Outside of that, there isn’t too much information out there surrounding Bird’s marriage to Dinah, but it seems like they are still going strong.

Amelia Vega won the title of Miss Dominican Republic back in 2002, which she would top by winning the title of Miss Universe the following year. Since then, she has dabbled in music and acting, but most importantly met fellow Dominican and five-time NBA All-Star Al Horford. Back then he played for the Atlanta Hawks, but he still plays for the Dominican Republic in international matches. They married in 2011 and have three children together, making the move to New England when Horford was transferred to the Boston Celtics.

Anthony Davis is one of the top players in the league, and next year you can expect him to do great things with LeBron James and the LA Lakers. After several years with the New Orleans Pelicans without winning an NBA championship, he thinks it’s time to try another team. One good thing New Orleans did for him, though, was to introduce him to Marlen, his girlfriend with whom he has a daughter. Not much is known about her besides her name, but maybe that’s best for them.

Kendall Jenner is another of the Kardashian/Jenner clan that has been involved with multiple NBA players. She started dating Australian Ben Simmons in 2016 when he was still playing in college. That year, he was drafted into the NBA and hasn’t looked back since. Today, he is only 23 years old and is one of the NBA’s biggest prospects. They didn’t last too long, however, and by 2017 Kendall started dating Blake Griffin, who plays for the Clippers.

Long before meeting Carmelo Anthony, Alani Nicole “La La” Velazquez was already known as an MTV VJ. She hosted shows like Flavor of Love and played in dramas like Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. They started dating and had their first child in 2007. Marrying in 2010, rumors earlier this year alleged that he had cheated on La La. Tabloids speculated that they would separate, but Carmelo denied all allegations. She apparently believed him because they’re still together.

Nick Young and Iggy Azalea were one of the hottest couples in the NBA while they were together, even though Young isn’t really that much of a big player with the Lakers. Regardless of his on-court performance, Young was able to woo the Australian rapper and started dating her in 2013. They announced their engagement in 2015, yet it soon fell apart. D’Angelo Russel, a fellow LA Laker, posted a video of Young bragging about his infidelity to Azalea in the locker room and, as quickly as that, they were over.

Kevin Durant, who’s been playing for the Golden State Warriors since 2016, is one of the NBA’s biggest stars. When he introduced the world to Cassandra Anderson, a local real estate agent, everyone wanted to know who this beautiful girlfriend was. Unfortunately, they didn’t last but she has been spotted hanging out with Durant’s teammates. Since they broke up, he’s had a wide array of girlfriends that are mostly unknown but included pairings with high profile celebs, like Letoya Luckett and Chantel Jeffries.

Russell Westbrook won the NBA’s MVP award in 2017 while playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but for one woman he’s an MVP every year. He married his wife, Nina Westbrook (née Earl), back in 2015, and they have been going strong since. During his acceptance speech, he showered her with praise in public, sharing their love with the world. They met back when he was a college basketball star, playing for UCLA, and they recently welcomed a baby boy, Noah, to the world.

Grant Hill made a successful transition from NCAA to NBA, followed by a successful transition from player to commentator, and finally transitioned to part-owner when he purchased a stake in the Atlanta Hawks. His wife, though, is just as well-to-do as Grant. She has racked up six Grammy nominations so far, thanks to hits like “Stranger in My House” and “Officially Missing You.” This is even more impressive considering that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003.

Iman Shumpert is another NBA star that married a famous singer when he tied the knot with Teyana Taylor in 2016. She worked with stars such as Beyoncé, for whom she choreographed the music video for “Ring The Alarm.” Shumpert and Taylor already had a baby girl at this point, whom Shumpert delivered with his bare hands when she suddenly went into labor a month early in their home. He reportedly used a pair of headphones to steady the umbilical cord while paramedics arrived.

When Shannon Walker Williams met Ray Allen in 2004, she was developing her career in music and showbusiness. She was in a female R&B group called Shades in the mid-’90s before concentrating on acting. They started dating soon after meeting and married in 2008. Today they live in Miami, where he played basketball for the Heat. They have four children together, one of whom had a life-threatening medical episode due to diabetes. Because of this, they are advocates of diabetes awareness.

Keri Hilson is pretty famous on her own, having a voice just as beautiful as she is. She even earned a Grammy nomination in 2010 for Best New Artist. She’s been featured in Timbaland’s “The Way I Are” back in 2007 and hasn’t looked back since. Recently in 2016, her single “Pretty Girl Rock” went platinum, but what many new fans might not know about her is she was once in a longterm relationship with Toronto Raptors player Serge Ibaka from 2012 to 2016.

LaTasha Marbury made waves for being an NBA wife on the show Basketball Wives, even though her husband, Stephon Marbury, decided to go across the world and play for the CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association. In fact, she was offered a spot on the first season of the show, but her husband didn’t want her to. Once he was in China, however, she jumped on the opportunity to be on the reality TV show. Stephon, in the meantime, won three CBA championships with the Beijing Ducks, something he never did in the NBA.

Although Spurs star Tony Parker divorced Eva Longoria in 2011, he managed to bounce back and began dating the beautiful Axelle Francine, a journalist from France. It wasn’t love at first sight when a mutual friend introduced them, apparently, but Parker managed to change her negative opinion of professional athletes. They got engaged in 2013 before marrying the next year, which is the same year she gave birth to the first of their two sons, whom they named Josh. Liam was born two years later.

Morgan Poole met Eric Bledsoe, currently of the Milwaukie Bucks, in school, and the two were dating from 2008. Back then, they were attending Parker High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and ever since then, the pair has been a unit that remained strong through the years. Eight years after starting to date her, he finally bent the knee to ask her to be his wife, even though by that point, the couple had two wonderful children. Morgan said yes and, a year later, found herself at the altar.

Meghan Allen is married to NBA point guard Devin Harris of the Dallas Mavericks, but she has a much older claim to fame. She first appeared on Fear Factor with her ex-boyfriend on a couple’s edition of the show in 2004. Since then, she took advantage of a Playboy offer and launched a successful modeling career. She announced that they were dating on Howard Stern in 2009, married Harris in 2013, and since then has had two children together with him.

Landry Fields, the former Knicks guard, married his girlfriend, model Elaine Alden. In addition to tying the knot in 2013, other couple milestones are their two boys, Jason and Kai. The couple actually met at an EDM (electronic dance music) concert, where Fields spotted her from afar because of her exquisite beauty. He actually didn’t even want to go out that much, but he was certainly glad he did when he saw her out that night. Luckily, a mutual friend was with her group who introduced them then and there.

Vanessa Macias is dating ex-NBA player Tim Duncan, now an assistant coach for his old team, the Spurs. Macias has fame in her own right, though, as she is a TV personality out of San Antonio. Ever since high school, she has had a passion for TV reporting, although she has also modeled in the past. In addition, she was in The Amazing Race in 2011, where she finished fourth. She started dating Tim Duncan in 2013, and the couple had a baby girl, Quill Duncan, in 2017.

Adriana Lima, the super-famous Brazilian supermodel, used to date former NBA player Marko Jaric. Jaric is a Serbian basketball legend, but he retired from the NBA in 2013. They were married for five years and had two daughters together, and their breakup in 2014 happened soon after. It doesn’t seem fair to have a list of NBA wives and girlfriends without her, as she was named “the most valuable Victoria’s Secret Angel” in 2017, which is an incredibly huge honor.

J.J. (José Juan) Barea is the ultimate Puerto Rican player, having played 12 seasons in the NBA and counting. As successful as he is on the court, he proved he’s just as successful at courting when he tied the knot with Viviana Ortiz. Crowned Miss Puerto Rico in 2011, she went on to compete in the Miss Universe competition but didn’t win. She met Barea in 2013 and they have been together ever since. She gave birth to a girl in 2016 before marrying Barea later that year.

This pair had a rough and tumble relationship marred by jealousy. They split in 2010, just a year after they married, but reconciled in 2011. They lasted together until 2015, and the marriage produced a daughter named Isabella. An actress, she is most famous for playing Claire Kyle on My Wife and Kids. She took it easy after all the tumultuous relationship with Watson, though, preferring to keep out of the prying eyes of the public. In 2018, she published a self-help book called Journey to Loving Yourself.

Former NBA player and legend Kevin Garnett was the first high school player in two decades to be drafted straight into the NBA when he joined the Minnesota Timberwolves after the 1995 draft. Brandi Padilla and Kevin Garnett dated for a while before they tied the knot in 2004, in a marriage that produced two girls, Kapri and Kavalli. It wasn’t mean to be, though, and Brandi filed for divorce in 2018. The two faced off in a lengthy legal battle over the validity and terms of their prenuptial agreement, not to mention child support and custody.

Tami Roman became famous for playing in The Real World: Los Angeles in 1993, and just a year later she married Kenny Anderson, a former point guard in the NBA who retired in 2006. By 2001 the couple had divorced, but not before Anderson and Roman had two children, Jazz and Lyric. Roman’s reality TV chops from MTV’s came in handy when Basketball Wives came out, as she starred in the show and its spinoffs.

Meeka and Speedy Claxton were together for 16 years before they broke up in 2014, leaving behind two children. Before that, she had stayed by his side for his time as a player and when he decided to become a coach. Meeka appeared in Basketball Wives and more,  split was amicable and the co-parenting pair decided to share the burden of childrearing. Today, she runs two magazines, Pynk Magazine and Elite Magazine, proving that she hasn’t let herself be defined by her ex-husband.

Lizette may better be known as the girlfriend of UFC fighter Anthony Pettis, but what people might not know is that they started dating before she divorced from former NBA player Dan Gadzuric. He played most of his career with the Milwaukee Bucks, and together they connected to the city. Today, she runs the Gadzuric Foundation, a local Milwaukee charity they started whose mission is “to eliminate negative barriers affecting youth and their families,” as well as other charities.

While some of the wives and girlfriends on this list are former wives and girlfriends, former NBA player Doug Christie and his wife, Jackie, have been going strong for years. Doug joked once that they were going to make an adult video, but the fact is he’s a fairly devout Christian and family man. They have three children together, but Jackie has stayed busy besides raising children with her husband. She acts, produces, and more with her most notable appearance being in the show Basketball Wives, as well as its sequel, Basketball Wives: LA.

Kenya Bell and Charlie Bell, a former NBA player and current assistant church, actually divorced in recent years, but no list would be complete without her after she stuck by his side through his career as a player. The multi-talented Kenya is an engineer, a musician, and a former beauty queen. She has worked as an engineer for General Motors before entering in beauty competitions and modeling. In addition, she appeared in Basketball Wives for its fourth season in 2012.

It’s hard to forget Brandi Maxiell, wife of former NBA player Jason Maxiell, who cheated on her for 17 years with dozens of different women. To make matters worse, she was struggling to overcome cancer for some of this time. This bombshell was revealed on Iyanla: Fix My Life, and Brandi didn’t know of the extent of his infidelity. The couple worked through their marital issues on the show, however. They’re still together and going strong, proving themselves to be a couple able to overcome such obstacles in the name of love.

Spaniard Pau Gas is an awesome NBA player currently playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, but back in the day he also played for the Bulls and the Lakers. During many of those years, you might have recognized him with a gorgeous ex-girlfriend on his arm named Silvia López Castro, whom he dated from 2009 to 2016. She is a Spanish cheerleader, and there’s no doubt that their common background helped them stay together, but they ended up splitting up.

While their height difference may be all too normal in the basketball arena, the marriage agreement between this professional b-baller and his Latvian pop-star and fashionista wife Masha is far from it. When they exchanged their vows, Masha gave Andrei a condition many would call generous: once a year, he can cheat on her. But her rationale here is actually to keep him more faithful, believing he’ll be less tempted if the so-called fruit isn’t forbidden. Plus, he has to allow her the same privilege if he takes it.

Elton and Seneca became fast friends and ultimately fell in love while both attending Duke University, which catapulted him into his basketball career and her into her extremely successful career in the arts. They are still happily married, and Elton spent 10 of those married years on the court before retiring. Seneca studied art all over the world, in Italy, France, Belgium, and Japan, getting a Master’s Degree in NY and several years later, launching her own company called Manafest Leather. The couple has one child, born in 2008.

P.J. Tucker’s basketball career has certainly taken him all over the world and to many different leagues. However, whether he has been playing in Ukraine, Greece or Texas, the forward/center has always seemed to have his one true love, Tracey, by his side. Having been long term boyfriend and girlfriend throughout his career, P.J. and Tracey eventually tied the knot and have been together ever since. They have even had three children together.

There is no denying that Andre Iguodala has had plenty of achievements in his career. Not only has he been NBA champion three times, but even helped Team USA win the gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Despite everything that he has achieved, the Miami Heat man believes that his greatest achievement was meeting his childhood sweetheart, Christina Gutierrez. The couple tied the knot in 2015 in Los Cabos, Mexico and since then, they have had two kids.

L.A. Clippers small forward Kawhi Leonard isn’t even 30 yet and he has already been NBA champion twice! With a ton of awards to his name, there is no telling what Leonard might be able to achieve for the next 10 years. Along the way, he has established a strong relationship with his girlfriend, Kishele Shipley. Together, the couple welcomed their first child into the world in July 2016. Fast forward three years later, and they had their second child.

A 10-time NBA All-Star, Chris Paul has worked hard to get where he is today and is currently point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. In September 2011, Paul tied the knot with his college sweetheart, Jada Crawley. Over the last decade, the couple have built a family together, having had two children. They currently live in a Bel Air mansion, which Paul actually bought from Avril Lavigne for $8.5 million! They even appeared on Family Feud together!

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry met fellow Philadelphian Ayahna Cornish back when they both attended Cardinal Dougherty High School. It turns out that she was also a talented basketball player in her own right. During her time playing for Saint Joseph’s University, Cornish was named the best offensive player for two straight seasons! However, she stopped playing after suffering an ACL. Since then, the couple have tied the knot and had two sons together.

It has certainly been a rollercoaster ride both on and off the court for Draymond Green. The power forward has been with the Golden State Warriors since 2012 and has been an NBA champion three times. However, his personal life hasn’t been anywhere near as consistent. While he had one child with Jelissa Hardy, things didn’t work out between the two. Since then, Green has had two kids with actress Hazel Renee and the couple are currently engaged.

While he might not have the same sort of marketing power as LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Dirk Nowitzki is right up there with the very best in the NBA. The German power forward only recently retired playing for the Dallas Mavericks. Nevertheless, Nowitzki has plenty to be happy about, especially since he is currently married to Jessica Olsson. She is the sister of Swedish soccer players Martin and Marcus Olsson. They have had three kids together.

The record books have certainly been favorable to Mike Conley Jr. While he currently plays for Utah Jazz, this talented point guard became the Grizzlies all-time leading scorer. But his achievements also came off the court. After meeting Mary Peluso at Ohio State University, Mike knew that she was the one and asked for her hand in marriage. She gave a resounding “yes” and two years after tying the knot, they welcomed their first child into the world.

This is a true power sports couple if ever we saw one. While Jrue Holiday has been a point guard/shooting guard for the New Orleans Pelicans since 2013, his wife Lauren Cheney has played for the United States women’s soccer team as a talented midfielder. They started dating shortly after Jrue joined the Sixers. In 2016, Holiday decided to take indefinite leave to support his wife after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She had surgery weeks after giving birth to their daughter.

Ama’re Stoudemire has had a rollercoaster career over the years. While he is currently playing in the Israeli league for Maccabi Tel Aviv, the talented power forward/center spent some of his best years with the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks. The woman who has been by his side for most of his career is Alexis Welch, who Stoudemire married in 2012. While they have had four kids together, the marriage has been hanging in the balance in recent times.

Certainly one of the best players of the last 30 years, Charles Barkley did great things at the Phoenix Suns and at the Houston Rockets. All the way back in 1989, before he starred alongside Michael Jordan in Space Jam, Barkley tied the knot with Maureen Blumhardt and through thick and thin, the couple have always been there for each other. They have had one daughter together, Christiana, who was born the same year that they got married.

There is no denying that Joel Embiid is one of the hottest properties in the NBA right now. The 7ft Cameroonian has already been an NBA All-Star five times and was even considered by the Safdie brothers to star in their movie Uncut Gems. As of 2018, the Philadelphia 76rs center has been in a relationship with Brazilian model Anne de Paula. Based on their social media pages, they seem to be having a great time together.

It seems like Celtics legend Kevin McHale has tried his luck in virtually every corner of NBA life. Not only did he have an illustrious playing career, but he also coached the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Houston Rockets. He has also done his fair share of work on TV as an analyst. Back in 1982, McHale married his wife Lynn. While they have had five kids together, the couple were heartbroken to lose their daughter Alexandra in 2012.

Former Lakers star Steve Nash has had a pretty rough time behind the scenes. Despite marrying Alejandra Amarilla in 2001 and having two kids together, Nash announced during the time of his second child’s birth that they were planning on getting divorced. It was rumored that he had had an affair with singer Nelly Furtado. Since then though, Nash has managed to rise from the ashes and find love elsewhere, marrying Lilla Frederick in 2016. They had one child together.

Although Jason Kidd managed to make a smooth transition from player to coach, the current assistant coach to the L.A. Lakers hasn’t always had it easy off the court. Back in the 90s, Kid tied the knot with Joumama. However, domestic issues ultimately cost him both his marriage and his career with the Phoenix Suns. In more recent times though, Kidd seems to have found a more stable relationship, having married Porschla Coleman in 2011. They have two kids.

Arguably one of the most unpredictable relationships in NBA history – it is hard to keep up with the development surrounding Allen Iverson’s relationship with Tawanna Turner. The high school sweethearts seem to have been together since the very beginning and it didn’t take long before they tied the knot. Although they had five kids together, Tawanna ultimately decided to file for divorce in 2010. While it was finalized in 2013, the couple ended up reconciling just a month later.

When you think of longevity in the NBA, it is impossible not to think of Paul Pierce. This talented small forward certainly enjoyed his best years with the Boston Celtics, having been an NBA champion with them as well as an NBA All-Star multiple times. With that said, Pierce also played for many years after leaving the Celtics. As for his personal life, Pierce ended up tying the knot with Julie Landrum and together they had three children.

The San Antonio Spurs certainly owe a lot to Manu Ginobili. The Argentinian shooting guard was a loyal servant to this team for 16 years and during that time, he was an NBA champion four times. Along the way, Manu also managed to build a family with the love of his life, fellow Argentine Marianela Orono. Six years after they tied the knot, the couple welcomed a pair of twins into the world. Then, in 2014, Marianela gave birth to their third child, Luca.

While his playing days might be way behind him, Ben Wallace certainly left his mark on the NBA. the talented power forward/center was an NBA All-Star on four separate occasions and had his most successful years with the Detroit Pistons. His personal life has also been very successful, having tied the knot with the love of his life, Chanda. Wallace and his wife had two sons called Ben Jr. and Bryce, as well as a daughter called Bailey.

Back when he was just 17, Yao Ming met female basketball player Ye Li. Amazingly, she admitted that she didn’t like Yao, at first. However, after he gave her the team pins he collected from the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ye was happy to date Yao. Since then, Ye is the only woman Ming has ever been with. In 2007, the couple tied the knot in a close-knit ceremony and three years later, the welcomed their daughter Yao Qinlei into the world.

They didn’t call him “Mr. Big Shot” for nothing. With a career stretching nearly two decades, Chauncey Billups certainly played at the top level for a long time. The former point guard/shooting guard had his longest spell at the Detroit Pistons, during which he became NBA Champion in 2004. Long after retiring from the court, Billups still has a stable marriage with wife Piper. Moreover, the couple brought three daughters into the world: Cydney, Ciara, and Cenaiya.

It’s difficult to take the NBA star formerly known as Ron Artest that seriously with his current name. And it seems like Metta World Peace can’t find normality in his personal life either. The former Lakers star was in an on and off relationship with Kimsha Hatfield since they were teenagers. Despite tying the knot in 2003 and having three kids, the couple ultimately divorced in 2009. World Peace has recently been in a relationship with Maya Ford.

While Shawn Bradley might not have reached the heights of his contemporaries, this tall center had a steady career for teams such as Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks. He might have been dunked on more times than he would have hoped, but Bradley has had plenty of success off the court. Bradley has been married to wife Annette Evertson since 1993. It is believed that Bradley towers over Annette by at least two feet. But this doesn’t stop him from looking up to her in many ways.

While many of his teammates and opposition might have towered over his 5’3″ stature, Muggsy Bogues certainly made up for it with his raw tenacity, ball skills, and athleticism. However, his story with wife Kim is nothing short of extraordinary. Having married her back in 1989, had kids and divorced, Buggsy eventually moved on with another woman. But after Muggsy lost second wife Sharon to cancer, Kim came back into his life to support him through it and since then, the two reconciled and remarried.

Predrag Stojaković, also known by his nickname Peja, is a Serbian professional basketball who’s been married to Greek model Aleka Kamila since 2006 – for 14 years and counting. Together, they have three children. Aleka has been featured on many magazine covers such as Madame, Marie Claire and Esquire, as well as having done a bit of television work. Unfortunately for us, none of it is in English, so it’s hard to stalk and appropriately analyze her…talents. But #1 in her life now are Peja and motherhood.

Fredette and his wife met at Brigham Young University, where she was a cheerleader and he was a Cougar on his way to stardom, with the college basketball National Player Of The Year award under his belt. This gave many high hopes for his professional career – but so far, his performance has been up and down. But the two were married in 2012, and after welcoming their first child into the world, Fredette made an epic return to the NBA with 39 points scored in overtime for a win.

Though they’re not dating anymore, Wayne and Amanda made headlines when they debuted their relationship. The world had some feelings about the 21-year-old adult and professional star dating the 19-year-old amateur model, but they did attend and meet at the same school, and were together for years – but separated just in time for Ellington to lose his father, without Amanda to fall back on. However, he has since moved on and is now happily married to Safie Khaled.

Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics was named an NBA All-Star in 2017, and being a phenomenal athlete is something he has in common with his wife. Before marrying him in 2014, she was a star high school volleyball player that could have played for any school she wanted at the collegiate level. Instead, though, Robyn Van Vliet, as she was known back then, decided to marry her NBA sweetheart. They have two daughters, and she is a stay-at-home mom.

Long gone are the glory days of Magic Johnson. Despite everything he has been through in his life, Magic Johnson has still managed to hold on to the same woman through it all. The couple tied the knot back in 1991 and have been going strong ever since. Their son, EJ, has also made a name for himself as a star on the show Rich Kids of Beverly Hills. Magic and Cookie also adopted a girl in 1995 called Elisa.

Isabella Brewster doesn’t like the limelight to be directly on her, but she’s very comfortable making sure it stays on others working as an agent. Her sister is an actress, her mother is a model, and she has dated famous men like Russell Brand and Bradley Cooper. Brewster married NBA player Baron Davis in 2014 after meeting him the year before. Despite having two children together, they ended up separating when she filed for divorce in 2017.

Even more than Nicole, Shaq’s great life love has been Shaunie, to whom he was married from 2002 until she filed for divorce in 2009. She is also one of the executive producers of Basketball Wives and the mother of four of Shaq’s children. Each of them has another kid from an earlier relationship. Despite rumors during summer 2019 that Shaq was flirting and trying to get back together with her, Shaunie shot down these reports to confirm that they would remain co-parents and friends.

After his divorce, Michael Jordan met Cuban model Yvette Prieto, who was also involved with Julio Iglesias Jr. They started dating in 2008 and married in 2013. Since then, they’ve been going strong.

His uncle may be Mike Love of the Beach Boys but, like his father, he chose basketball as a career. Kevin Love is an incredible player, and he made waves from the start with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite being so awesome, it was with the Cleveland Cavaliers that he was really able to do some magic. He was a huge part of the team’s dominance since moving to Ohio in 2014. Love also branched out into the fashion industry, which is where he met his girlfriend, Sports Illustrated model Kate Bock.

Scottie Pippen was one half of the legendary Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen duo on the basketball court, so it’s only fitting that his other half in love is just as top-notch as Mike. Larsa Younan, a Chicago native, started dating Pippen while he was playing for the Bulls. They dated for several years and married in 1997. Since then, she has made a lot of TV appearances, most notably on The Real Housewives of Miami. In addition, she plays a leading role in the Pippen Foundation, which fundraises for children’s charities.

Watching Flavor of Love a decade or more ago, you’d think that these women were insane to want to marry Flavor Flav, but really they just wanted to get on TV. Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander was one of these women, and she found success in other reality TV shows like I Love Money. Shaquille O’Neal had just finalized his divorce from his first wife in 2010, and he soon started dating Alexander. Sadly, this relationship didn’t last and they broke it off in 2012.