Marcus Smart is the Boston Celtics‘ top defender and one of the best defensively heavy point guards in the NBA. He played a massive role during their championship run during the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Smart became the defensive player of the year that season and posed a threat to the Golden State Warriors and their leader. Even though the Celtics came up short, Smart still had an exceptional run recording his best season statically.
The point guard has spent nine years with the Celtics after he was drafted by them in 2014 as the sixth overall pick. It wasn’t until a few years later he met the love of his life. Marcus Smart met Maisa Hallum in 2018 and their relationship only bloomed ever since. Hallum is a devoted businesswoman who owns a swimsuit company called Sousa Swim. She has been very successful in the business field as well.
Smart and Hallum have maintained a very private relationship which is ideal, rather than being under the spotlight all the time. Smart has very limited posts with his beau on social media as well. So far it has worked out well for the couple. With Smart’s growing popularity, people are eager to know how things are between them. Turns out Marcus believes she might be the one for him.
Marcus Smart proposed to Maisa Hallum on Christmas Day 2022
Marcus Smart has always been someone who loves to fool around and make jokes. However, when it comes to basketball and winning, he is as dedicated as can be. The Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks have been arch-rivals over the last few years. On Christmas Day 2022, Boston faced the Bucks and won in a very impressive way. Smart as usual was a big part of that victory, but that’s not all he won on December 25, 2022.
Following the game, he visited his girlfriend to spend time with her. Turns out he had planned to make things official between them and propose to her. Hallum said yes and Marcus fooled netizens in a rather “smart” way.
He tweeted a cryptic message which said, “I’ve had enough. Been holding it in too long and it’s about time this gets said.” A follow-up tweet revealed that he had proposed. He said, “Oh I forgot the rest… Time for me to leave the single life. She said YES!!! (Whew).”
Guess what …………
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) December 26, 2022
I’ve had enough. Been holding it in too long and it’s about time this gets said ….
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) December 26, 2022
It’s time for me to leave …
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) December 26, 2022
Oh I forgot the rest… Time for me to leave the single life.
She said YES!!! (Whew) pic.twitter.com/bV7uPG5x1V
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) December 26, 2022
He played an incredible trick on all his fans who speculated that it had something to do with the Celtics. Smart also had actor Will Smith share a pre-recorded video with Hallum that hinted at the proposal. Smith told Hallum that even though she never received everything she wanted on Christmas, she wasn’t going to end the day empty-handed. Smart and Hallum haven’t gotten married yet but will certainly do so soon.