McKenzie Caldwell-Pope and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.Photo:John Salangsang/WWD/Penske Media via Getty
John Salangsang/WWD/Penske Media via Getty
Congratulations are in order forKentavious Caldwell-Popeand his wife McKenzie Caldwell-Pope!
“8.23.23 Kendall Raquel Caldwell-Pope made her grand entrance and we have been soaking up these precious moments,” she began in anInstagram post.
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“It’s safe to say we are all obsessed!” she added.
“Daryn says hey twinnnn! 🩷,”Steph Curry’s younger sisterSydel Currywrote. “Let’s goooo,” Washington Wizards power forwardKyle Kuzmasaid.
Another photo from the upload showed Kentavious and McKenzie both sitting in the hospital bed as the mom held Kendall in her arms. Other images saw the little girl meeting her siblings.
The Denver Nuggetsshooting guardand his wife share three other children, Kenzo, Kentavious Jr. and Kendrix.
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In August 2020, McKenzie spoke toE! Newsabout what it was like raising three young kids without Kentavious whenthe COVID-19 pandemiccaused his former team to be quarantined away from their families.
“My initial reaction was, how is this going to work? And when am I going to see you again?” she recalled thinking when she first got news that 22 NBA teams were instructed to remain in one of three Disney World resorts for up to three months.
“But because my husbandplays for the Lakers, they’re like, ‘This is our year.’ So they were so determined to make it work. I’m just trying to support from home and hold it down,” McKenzie said during the interview.
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The outlet noted that at the time of the pandemic, basketball games were mainly limited to otherquarantined teamsand staff.
“Then I would like travel with my mom or a nanny,” she added. “So I would need at least five spaces. I don’t know how that’s gonna work and I honestly don’t even think they have it figured out yet because we haven’t heard anything.”
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and McKenzie Caldwell-Pope.Adam Pantozzi/Getty Images
The NBA later released a statement saying that “player’s families and longtime close personal friends” would be allowed in but only 17 guest rooms would be allocated to each team.
Kentavious and McKenzie, who first met in 2013, often show their family bond on social media.
“A Dad is a son’s first hero. I take pride in that! Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers!” the two-time NBA champion captioneda June uploadof his wife and kids ina parade. While Kentavious opted to go shirtless for the first photo, the rest of the images showed his tribe wearing Denver Nuggets jerseys.
Caldwell-Pope won his first NBA championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2019-20 season. The former Georgia Bulldog secured his second championship with theDenver Nuggetswho took home the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy in 2023.
source: people.com
