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The rumor mills are buzzing top secrets again! This time it’s about Jalen Green, the Rockets’ star player, reported to be in a relationship with the 39-year-old model, Draya Michele. The latter recently took to social media to share an update with her 9.6 million followers. Releasing a new post on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the model revealed that she is pregnant with her third child. While she did not name Jalen as the father, she did reveal that the baby will be “brought into a space of love, security, and adornment.”

As the post started to gain traction, many people took to the comments section to send their well wishes. And guess who was there, wishing Draya well? It was the Washington Wizards’ power forward, Kyle Kuzma. In the comments section, he wrote, “It’s up familyyyy @jalen @drayamichele”.

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Even though Michelle has not yet confirmed the identity of her baby’s father, Kuzma wished them well, making the rumors that have been going around since last year stronger than ever! While the same has received positive feedback from many NBA fans, others have criticized the relationship given the 17-year age gap between the supposed couple.

Fans disapprove of Jalen Green dating Draya Michele

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Kuzma’s congratulatory message ended up drawing reactions from various social media users, with most of the criticism targeted towards the age gap. A user by the name of ‘@theprettygirlsguide’ took to the comments section to write “SHES OLD ENOUGH TO BE HIS MAMA…in the fact that her oldest son is 21…..the baby daddy is 22“. Many others chose to follow the same path, with the result that it wouldn’t have been too hard for viewers to come across comments like Your son & your new babydaddy being the same age is disturbing, and yet another comment going in the same direction, “Her son got a brother dad (emojis)”.

While a segment of fans aren’t too comfortable with Jalen and Draya dating, there’s a segment who chooses to voice their support for the Rockets star and the expecting mother. Many of them chose to point out the hypocrisy of how the world perceives age-disparate relationships based on societal norms. A user by the name of ‘@the_b_mills_show’ wrote “Men do this all the time lol. Congrats girly pop!“. Another individual made use of a months-old trending news to highlight, “Not saying I agree, but keep the same energy when it’s a male! Al Pacino just had a baby with a girl 50+ yrs younger than him and the comments didn’t look like this at all!” Through their comments, the above individuals asserted that as long as the duo is happy together, age should not be a barrier between their love and companionship.

A few people chose to ignore the entire age gap issue and instead steadied their focus on the good news, writing “Draya is at almost every Rockets game supporting him! It’s no longer suspicion!! I’m happy for them though!” Even amidst all this chaos in the comments section, one individual chose to send his flowers to Kyle Kuzma over his cryptic post. He wrote, “Kuzma is funny AF for that LMAOOO“.

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The internet is a funny funny place! It will never cease to amuse anyone. What do you think is the case here? Are people right in their views of disapproving the expectant parents? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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