Where is Bam Adebayo from? WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson confirms relationship with NBA player

In an exclusive published on February 18, People magazine reported that WNBA star A’ja Wilson subtly teased her relationship with NBA player Bam Adebayo. According to the exclusive, rumors regarding the two have been in the air since 2024, after they were spotted together before the Paris Olympics and their "cryptic social media posts."

The two have a lot in common, as they are well-known professional basketball players and Olympic gold medalists. According to Wikipedia, A'ja Wilson is a 28-year-old professional basketball player who has been playing for the 'Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association' (WNBA) and was named the MVP of the Tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in France. Wilson and Team USA also won the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Meanwhile, Bam Adebayo is an NBA player currently playing for the Miami Heat. Adebayo, 27 years old, was born on July 18, 1997, in Newark, New Jersey. His father, John Adebayo, is of Nigerian Yoruba ethnicity, while his mother, Marilyn Blount, is an African-American. Though he spent about seven years of his life in Newark, later, he moved to North Carolina with his mother.

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Edrice Femi Adebayo, popularly known as Bam Adebayo, was raised by his mother for most of his life. He rarely interacted with his father, John, who moved to Nigeria after his and Marilyn's marriage fell apart. John Adebayo passed away in 2020 in Nigeria.

According to Distractify, after he moved to North Carolina when he was about seven years old, his mother, Marilyn, raised him in a single-wide Trailer while working as a cashier. According to reports, Bam (he was also nicknamed Bam by his mother because she saw a resemblance between him and Flintstones child Bam Bam) is still close to his mom and seems to share a great bond with her, and has in many interviews shared about his bond with his mother.

According to Wikipedia, Adebayo initially disliked his Nigerian last Name, possibly due to the lack of connection between him and his father. He learned more about his Nigerian culture and started embracing it at the age of 16.

The professional Basketball Player plays for the Miami Heat and has been with the team since 2017. According to Wikipedia, he also played basketball in high school and was even named 'MVP at the 2015 Under Armour Elite 24 game', and is also known to have multiple impressive achievements. In College, he played for the Kentucky Wildcats.

In July 2024, Bam Adebayo extended his contract with the Miami Heat. He also competed in the 2020 and 2024 Olympics, representing Team USA, and won gold medals in both.