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Now who doesn’t remember Kobe’s last season with the Lakers. From being honored everywhere to dropping 60 points in his last game, Kobe sure made his last season memorable. In his glorious career run, he had many players in the supporting role.

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Nick Young or ‘Swaggy P’, the 2018 NBA champion, was also one of the important role players for the Mamba. Spending 4 years with the Lakers, he had averaged an amazing 17.7 PPG, in his first season with the Lakers. His personal life was also often in the limelight during this time. One such incident was his break-up with the Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.

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Lakers’ Nick Young’s confession gone wrong

Nick Young’s relationship with Iggy Azalea didn’t have a pleasant ending. There was a video that surfaced online from the Lakers locker room in which Nick Young was seen making an unsavoury confession that eventually led to the demise of this courtship. The video caused serious tensions between the couple. Then, Iggy Azalea had posted a statement on twitter saying-“I broke up with Nick because I found out he had brought other women into our home while I was away and caught them on the security footage.”

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Later, via Instagram, Iggy Azalea made her breakup official by saying “I genuinely wish Nick the best. It’s never easy to part ways with the person you planned you’re entire future with, but futures can be rewritten and as of today mine is a blank page.” 

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During the same time, rumours were spreading that his then ex-girlfriend- Keona Green was expecting a child with Young. These rumours were later found to be true, Nick confirming them himself. Thus, she broke up with Young and moved out of his house.

Where are Nick Young and Iggy Azalea now?

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Nick Young was seen flaring fireworks in Ice Cube’s BIG3 league. He plays for the ‘Enemies’ there. He is also a cousin of the 2022 champion with the Warriors- Kevon Looney. Meanwhile, Iggy Azalea was last seen in the media after her breakup with Playboi Carti.

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It is definitely hurtful to see a painful personal instance flare up, however we do hope all is now settled in the Iggy’s life.

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Siddhant Biyani is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing a degree in Management from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Siddhant is also a five-time national level basketball player and recognizes basketball as his only true love. He has been following the NBA for seven years now, and he is a die-hard Golden State Warriors fan, but still believes in D-Rose to shine and bring back his A-game, which is what initially made him fall in love with the sport.

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