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Ciara, Who Is Now Happily Married to Russell Wilson, Was Once “Courted” by Former NBA All Star Before Meeting the NFL Star Quarterback: “I Had a Very Fun Experience”

Published 07/25/2022, 8:30 PM EDT

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NFL superstar Russell Wilson is one of the best quarterbacks in the league right now. Wilson has been displaying his abilities ever since he joined the league. In 2012, the Seattle Seahawks selected Wilson as the 75th pick in the 3rd round. He then helped the Seahawks win their first-ever Vince Lombardi trophy in 2014. Wilson showed his prowess as he took the team to the very next Superbowl as well. However, the Seahawks lost to the New England Patriots. After 10 years with the team, Wilson was traded to the Denver Broncos.

Off the football field, Russell Wilson has had 2 marriages. He married Ashton Meem as a college senior in 2012. However, as per Seattle Times, Wilson filed for divorce following his 3rd season in the NFL in 2014.

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Two years later, Wilson married Ciara Harris, at a wedding ceremony in England. A year later, the couple had their first child, Sienna Princess Wilson. And their youngest son turned 2 recently. So they celebrated their son’s birthday with a trip to Disneyland. And the power couple posted it on social media.

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Wilson’s wife Ciara Harris is a singer and a close friend to superstar Kim Kardashian. Before marrying Russell Wilson, Ciara has been vocal about her dating life.

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During the interview in 2012, Ciara Harris talked about a whole host of things. The host asked her when was the last time she had gone on a date. And Ciara said that the last time she had gone on a date was almost a year back. She also said that it was with NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire. Ciara revealed that Stoudemire courted her when she was 19.

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She said, “He has always been a nice guy. Always been very nice to me. Always been very respectful. And I had a very fun experience… I am wishing for him to figure things out the right way in his life…”

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During the time of the interview, Stoudemire was playing for the New York Knicks.

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And two years later Ciara and Russell Wilson would marry and have been together strong ever since. Recently, Wilson and Ciara stole the show at the ESPYs. And they both served as presenters. Earlier in the night, Wilson and Ciara discussed the importance of women in sports on the red carpet, where the quarterback praised their 5-year-old daughter Sienna as being “a premier athlete already.”

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Bagavathi Eswaran is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He has been playing the game of basketball for more than 20 years now and has also been following the NBA for more than 10 years. After not being able to go pro, this former college player decided to join the IT industry.
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