SUMMARY
- Puka Nacua is currently among the most promising young talents in the NFL.
- The 22-year-old athlete performs as a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams.
Puka Nacua is without any doubt one of the most promising wide receivers in the NFL. The 22-year-old athlete plays for the Los Angeles Rams and has already established a reputation for himself in his short career. In what is arguably the biggest achievement of his young career, he made history by catching a league-high 25 passes for 266 yards.
While Nacua is usually in the headlines for his performance on the field, recently he has been going viral over an off-field activity. The reason behind this is a viral video that has been shared by the NFL star’s girlfriend. In the video, the $1 million-rich footballer is visibly too busy watching Lebron James highlights that he doesn’t pay attention to his partner.
#Rams Puka Nucua watching LeBron highlights while his GF shops 🔥pic.twitter.com/aOW875tmyp
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 29, 2024
As soon as Nucua’s video of watching James’ highlights came on the internet, fans started sharing their reactions. A lot of people posted hilarious responses about his relationship, while others commented on the mutual respect between LeBron and Puka.
It must be noted that LeBron’s team, the Los Angeles Lakers, lost their recent match against the Houston Rockers by 16 points. The match was entertaining, but it ended up with a score card of 135-119 in the Rockers’ favor. Despite the LA team’s loss, James has been trending on the internet due to the viral video of Puka.
Who is Puka Nacua’s girlfriend, Hallie Aiono?
As Puka Nacua’s girlfriend shared the viral clip, a lot of people started asking who she actually is. To answer this, the LA Rams star’s girlfriend, Hallie Aiono, is a model and also the sister of YouTuber Alex Aiono. Before becoming a full-time content creator, she worked as a paraprofessional for Lauren’s Institute For Education for about 2 years.
Hallie was also a detail assistant at South Mountain Dental from November 2019 to April 2022. The couple first met at a friend’s party gathering, and they immediately clicked, due to which they started dating in 2022. It’s been nearly two years since the duo started dating, and it seems that their love life is only going to get better with time.
Puka Nacua and LeBron James have previously interacted on social media
As soon as the wide receiver’s girlfriend shared her partner’s video of watching LeBron’s highlights, fans started making different speculations. A lot of people started wondering if both athletes are friends. While it’s not specified how close the two are, Puka Nacua and LeBron James admire each other a lot.
In fact, fans have seen them interact on social media on several occasions. Out of all those interactions, most of them appreciate each other for their accomplishments in their respective sports. Even as recently as in December 2023, the NBA veteran congratulated the NFL athlete on a major achievement.
Congrats Puka on breaking the team rookie record for receiving yards! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 3, 2023
Sharing his congratulations, James wrote,” Congrats Puka on breaking the team rookie record for receiving yards!” As LeBron shared such sweet words, Nacua was on seventh cloud, and had a special response to the social media post.
The 22-year-old NFL performer said, “I’m a huge LeBron fan, so stuff like that definitely doesn’t go over my head. I said in a group chat … if my girlfriend wasn’t my screensaver then LeBron posting would be.” Looking at these comments, we can surely get an estimation of how much he admires the legendary LeBron James.