Angel Reese and Wendell Carter Jr. have become one of the most talked-about basketball couples in the game. The WNBA star and the Orlando Magic big man have spent the past year proving that two hoopers can make it work.
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The pair went public in December 2025, when Reese posted a cozy Instagram photo that confirmed what fans had been guessing for weeks. Since then, Carter has been all in. He showed up courtside in a custom jersey to support her. He went viral for his comments under her outfit posts. Most recently, he wore Reese’s signature Reebok sneakers to Magic Media Day, a move that got the timeline talking all over again.
Reese has had a busy year on the court too. The Chicago Sky traded her to the Atlanta Dream in April in exchange for two first-round picks, and the move didn’t slow the relationship down one bit. Before Carter, Reese was linked to Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren. This time around, she seems to have found someone who understands the schedule, the pressure, and the spotlight.
They’re far from the first. Some of the most famous basketball couples in the sport have shown that falling for someone who understands the grind can be the winning play.
A’ja Wilson and Bam Adebayo are the standard for hooper love right now. The Las Vegas Aces superstar and the Miami Heat center have known each other since their teenage years, won Olympic gold together with Team USA, and turned into one of the most beloved couples in sports. Adebayo recently opened up about asking Wilson’s father for permission to marry her, admitting he “had to cry a little bit” during the conversation. The two are reportedly engaged, and fans are already waiting on wedding details.
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Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor wrote their love story in Phoenix. Taylor, an Australian forward, was Taurasi’s teammate on the Mercury, and the two won WNBA championships side by side before making it official. They married in 2017 and are raising two children together. Taurasi retired in 2025 as the league’s all-time leading scorer, and Taylor was right there cheering her on.
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Candace Parker’s love life has stayed tied to the game. The WNBA legend was married to former NBA player Shelden Williams for eight years, and the two share a daughter, Lailaa. In 2021, Parker revealed she had married Anna Petrakova, a former Russian national team player she met while playing overseas. The couple welcomed a son in 2022. Few athletes can say both of their marriages came out of the basketball world, and Parker is one of them.
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Breanna Stewart found her match overseas too. The New York Liberty star married Marta Xargay Casademont, a former Spanish national team player, in 2021. The couple has two children, and Xargay is a regular presence at Liberty games, where she has watched her wife add more championship hardware.
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DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas took their chemistry from the Connecticut Sun locker room to the altar. The WNBA All-Stars announced their engagement in 2023 while playing on the same team. Bonner has been open about how she never planned to date a teammate again after her split from former WNBA star Candice Dupree. When Bonner passed Dupree on the league’s all-time scoring list, Thomas was the first to celebrate her.
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Sydel Curry-Lee and Damion Lee brought a love story into one of basketball’s most famous families. Steph Curry’s younger sister played volleyball at Elon University, and she married Lee, a former Golden State Warriors guard, in 2018. Lee won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2022, sharing the floor with his brother-in-law. The couple has three children and still posts some of the sweetest family moments online.
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What connects all of these basketball couples is simple. They understand the travel, the losses, the long seasons, and the pressure that comes with playing at the highest level. They’ve been in the gym at 6 a.m. They know what a bad shooting night feels like. That shared experience can build something hard to find anywhere else.
