Who is Kelly Oubre Jr.'s wife Shylynnitaa? Taking a closer look at the newly-married NBA star's spouse
Charlotte Hornets star Kelly Oubre Jr. tied the knot with his long-time fiance Shylynnitaa on July 9. The ceremony took place at Puerto Rico's lavish St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort.
Oubre revealed it was the ideal wedding destination as his wife Shylynnitaa's family roots are from Puerto Rico.
The couple met each other through mutual friends and started dating in 2020. Their relationship got serious soon after. Oubre proposed to Shylynnitaa in December 2020. In July 2021, she gave birth to their first child, a baby girl, and named her Malibu.
Who is Kelly Oubre Jr.'s wife Shylynnitaa?
Kelly Oubre Jr.'s wife Shylynnitaa is an Instagram model. She is also a musician and has released songs called "Princess," "Huracan," "Boss B**ch," and "Plugged In." Robbonation Music Group released her songs in early 2019. They are available on Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Spotify, among other platforms.
Shylynnitaa also has a line of beauty products, "Shhy Beauty.", a venture that came to life in June. The products mainly cater to hair, skin and body, and are based on plant-derived ingredients.
Shylynnitaa has not been too open about her personal life. She has about 80,000 followers on Instagram. She hasn't put out information about her family roots, background or life before she started dating NBA star Kelly Oubre Jr.
Kelly Oubre Jr. believes marriage was the right step in his relationship with Shylynnitaa
Kelly Oubre Jr. reflected on his marriage to Shylynnitaa during an interview with "People". He said he believed it was the right step in their relationship.
The Charlotte Hornets star said:
"We wanted to take the next steps and give our love to God, for his seal of approval.
"We know that it's a rarity in our generation for relationships to get that far, and we also made a pact to break a curse that has been in both of our families for lifetimes, we just were ready to be together forever and what better way to do that than to tie the knot."
Oubre and his partner have taken strong steps in their relationship since they started dating only two years ago. One can tell that the couple seem extremely happy together and share a strong bond.
Oubre will be hoping a settled personal life gets him into a positive mindset ahead of his eighth season in the NBA. He is one of the best role players around but is yet to achieve significant individual or collective success.
Kelly Oubre dating history
Since his rise to fame and success as an NBA player, Kelly Oubre Jr. has only been in two relationships that the media is aware of.
He is married to Shylynnitaa, and the couple has two beautiful children, Malibu and TsuSún. Although the couple dated for a short while before getting married, they have expressed their love for each other on multiple occasions since.
The Philadelphia 76er used to date the American model and fashion influencer Jasmine Sanders in 2019, but the couple broke up in less than a year. Since then, Kelly Oubre Jr. has been seeing Shylynnitaa and decided to tie the knot back in 2022.