Social media is spiraling with new dating rumors linking Vanessa Bryant to NBA star Jaylen Brown.
Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, and the team said he is expected to be available when training camp starts “without limitation.”
The Celtics said Brown had a minimally invasive procedure to clean out his knee.
Brown’s surgery comes after sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne in May that he finished the season with a partially torn right meniscus.
He played through the injury for the last month of the regular season and through the postseason.
Brown is scheduled to make $53 million in 2025-26, the second season of a five-year, $304 million deal that at the time was the richest in NBA history.
Jaylen Brown Has Been Linked To Kobe Bryant’s Wife, Vanessa Bryant, After Viral Collages Surfaced Online
In the past few days, some social media users have posted side-by-side images of Vanessa Bryant and Jaylen Brown, sparking rumors about their relationship.
So far, neither Vanessa nor Brown has spoken about the rumors, and no official outlet has confirmed any relationship between them.
On June 8, 2025, a Twitter handle named X MAN posted a photo of Jaylen and Vanessa kissing each other and captioned it,
Vanessa Bryant and Jaylen Brown possibilities
X MAN
Moreover, NBA Buzz also posted that some clues suggest Vanessa and Jaylen are dating. Some users took to the comment section and congratulated them on their new chapter.
One user wrote,
Congratulations on the new chapter! 🎊you deserve to be happy
Jewel Sims
While some users claimed it was a rumor.
Wow rumor that’s not true
Deborah Ann Hansen
In addition, the social media handle Basketball Box also reported that Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, is dating NBA star Jaylen Brown. They wrote,
Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant is dating NBA star Jaylen Brown! What does Pam Bryant say about her former daughter-in-law’s new romantic relationship? 👇👇
Basketball Box
Despite all the rumors, Vanessa remains focused on her family, her philanthropic work, and preserving the legacy of her late husband.
Jaylen Brown Broke Up With WNBA Star Kysre Gondrezick
NBA star Jaylen Brown started dating WNBA star Kysre Gondrezick in the summer of 2023, and they made their relationship public at the 2024 ESPY Awards in July.
During the 2023 Summer League, they showed up to a game alongside Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese to watch Bronny James play.
However, the couple parted ways in February 2025, reportedly due to Brown “starting to distance himself to focus on ball.”
Gondrezick grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and started playing college football for West Virginia University and the University of Michigan.
She was drafted as the fourth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.
Her father, Grant Gindrezick, played for Pepperdine University before being drafted to the Phoenix Suns in 1986, while her mother, Lisa Harvey, played for Louisiana Tech University, where she brought her team to a national championship.
Gondrezick’s older sister also played basketball for Michigan State University.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Jaylen Brown is primarily a vegetarian, and his interests include Spanish language, history, meditation, philosophy, playing instruments, and anime. Many have described Brown as an unusual athlete with ambitions that extend beyond basketball.
- Brown’s father, Marselles, is a professional boxer who is the 2016 WBU World Champion, the 2015 WBU C.A.M. Heavyweight Champion, and a member of the Hawaii State Boxing Commission Board.
- While playing for the Golden Bears in 2015-16, Brown averaged 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 27.6 minutes per game over 34 games.
