SUMMARY
- Dejounte Murray and his girlfriend Jania Meshell got into a relationship in 2020 and broke up couple of months later only to patch up in 2021.
- The NBA star has one daughter with Meshell and one daughter from his previous relationship.
Dejounte Murray has earned a spot in the list of the best defenders in the NBA. In 2018, he became the youngest player in the league history to be named to an all-defensive team. The kind of energy Murray brings to the court has everyone hooked on him until he exits. His professional life is widely celebrated, and his fans are curious to know more about his personal life including his relationship with Jania Meshell and their children together.
The basketball player and model Meshell started dating in early 2020. Their blooming relationship took over the headlines and they soon became a popular couple. However, they split up in the same year only to get back together after two years. Their relationship has blossomed into a stronger one and the two have been each other’s cheerleaders since then.
Notably, the influencer had a tattoo on her chest as an expression of her love for Murray. She went to lengths to get it covered up only to get another tattoo on the inner side of her right forearm in 2022. Their relationship has seen numerous ups and downs, and yet they are together standing strong against the test of time. Last year, the couple surprised everyone as they announced that they were going to have a baby together.
The duo took to their respective Instagram accounts to share this news in a series of posts. One of them included pictures from their baby shower and made fans wonder if the two are married. Furthermore, Murray and Meshell‘s first and only child together, IceLynn Mercedes Murray was born on April 9, 2023. They have been focused on parenting her and their children from previous relationships in the best way possible.
Dejounte Murray thanks his daughter Riley for saving his NBA dream
Dejounte Murray has a daughter, Riley from his previous relationship. She was born on July 31, 2017, and Murray won her custody around the same time. This was the first time that the NBA star became a father and his happiness was on another level. He took to his Instagram account to share this news with his fans and share this surreal feeling.
Furthermore, he has spoken about this in various interviews. In one such interview, Murray thanked his daughter Riley for saving his NBA dream. He said, “I can’t sit here and lie to you. If I didn’t have my daughter, I probably would be out of the league.” Murray continued to talk about how he really believed that he wouldn’t be an NBA player.
Dejounte Murray with his daughter Riley. “I’m not a one-hit wonder,” he said. “I got to be back here. There ain’t no way I can miss out on these types of events. It was a hell of a weekend.” pic.twitter.com/CzPu8Indoy
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Notably, he debuted in the league in 2016 after being picked by the San Antonio Spurs. Murray played for five seasons donning the Spurs jersey before joining the Atlanta Hawks in 2022. He is currently playing for the Hawks and taking them to greater heights. Interestingly, during his third season in the league, he recorded the most total rebounds at 459 in a single season by a point guard in Spurs history.
Dejounte Murray fainted when his first daughter was born
Dejounte Murray had a tough time growing up as both of his parents were emotionally and physically unavailable for most of his childhood. Despite this, he doesn’t hold any grudges as evident from him meeting his father after all these years. Murray is aiming to be the kind of father that he didn’t have growing up. He has spoken about this on numerous occasions and captioned his Instagram posts about the same.
Furthermore, in an interview with Fox Sports, Murray talked about how he fainted when his first daughter was born. He said, “I fainted when she was born. She came out, and everything went black.” The NBA star continued to explain that he never had any such moment where everything went black. “And I’ve been through a lot,” he added. Murray’s journey from his humble beginnings to building a family and career is truly commendable.