Yet another beloved couple appears to be heading for divorce—and this one feels like it came out of nowhere. (Then again, it’s not like we’re inside of their marriage.)
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Multiple news sources are now reporting that NBA star Damian Lillard filed for divorce from his wife, Kay’La Hanson, the owner of Dipped Nails, a salon outside of Portland. The reported filing comes less than a week after Lillard was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks from the Portland Trailblazers in a blockbuster deal.
The Willamette Week, a local Portland-centric news outlet, is reporting that Lillard, 33, filed in Clackamas County Circuit Court, citing “irreconcilable differences.” According to the filing obtained by the Willamette Week, the couple were living separately when the divorce proceedings were initiated.
The pair met at Weber State University, a public university in Ogden, Utah. And they married in Montecito, California in September, 2021, after spending 10 years together. The couple has three children together — twins Kalii and Kali, 2, and a five year-old son, Damian Jr.
The divorce proceedings come as somewhat of a surprise since Lillard has been known to share touching anecdotes about his wife publicly. “The moment she started walking down the aisle towards me I felt even more overcome with love,” Lillard told Ebony magazine about Hanson after his wedding in Sept. 2021.
Willamette Week obtained a statement from Lillard’s attorney, Shawn Menashe, who urged that the public give the couple privacy during this “sensitive time.”
“Damian and his family ask that their privacy be respected during this sensitive time and presently have no further comment,” wrote Menashe to the Willamette Week.
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