By Draymond Green is an American pro basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Golden State Warriors. He was born on the 4th of March 1990. His birth name is Draymond Jamal Green Senior. He is a 4-time NBA champ, a 4-time NBA All-Star, a 2-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 7-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a 2-time Olympic gold medalist.
The Warriors’ power forward is not only successful in his career but has also been quite successful when it comes to his love life. In this post, we try to know more about the off-court life of Draymond Green.
Who is Draymond Green’s Girlfriend/Wife?
Draymond Green is happily married to his longtime girlfriend and beautiful actress Hazel Renee. Before she made herself known in the acting world, she initially started her career as a model and a singer. When Renee was still in her teens, she won the title of the National American Miss Teen Michigan and went on to model for Smooth Girl and Smooth Magazine’s top 100 issues. She has also previously worked in numerous commercials and television episodes.
As a singer, Renee even published an R&B and soul album titled LOVE TRIANGLE on SoundCloud. She also appeared on MTV reality series called Making the Band 3, where she was a part of Kandi Burruss’ girl band, Glamour. Renee later appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta as one of Burruss’ friends.
How Did Hazel Renee and Draymond Green Meet?
While she is a model and a singer, she is also an actress who appeared in various roles including “Empire”, “The Chi”, and “The Spook Who Sat by the Door”. Renee first met the NBA player in an acting class.
Before Green went pro, the pair met as students who both attended Michigan State University. In an interview with Essence in August 2022, the access said, “We were in the same theater class and both athletes’’. She continued, “Naturally we gravitate towards one another for group projects because we were already familiar with each other.”
Although they often met each other in class, the duo did not date right away as Draymond began playing basketball in the NBA in 2012 and Hazel went on to focus on her acting career.
When Did Green and Hazel Start Dating?
In 2017, Green refuted all rumors about him being in a relationship with Renee but later, he officially confirmed their relationship with a clip on Instagram in May 2018.
Is Draymond Green Married to Hazel Renee?
In 2019, Draymond and Renee got engaged after a year of just publicly announcing their relationship through social media. The couple confirmed this piece of news on 2019 Valentine’s Day with a video shared on Instagram of the NBA star readying for the proposal a month early.
Well, unfortunately, the couple’s wedding was delayed due to COVID-19 but this did not stop the pair from expanding their family as they welcomed a baby girl in December 2020 whom they named Cash.
After being engaged for over three years, Renee and Green finally exchanged their vows on the 14th of August 2022 in a private ceremony in San Diego.
