Professional basketball player DeShawn Stevenson was engaged to Ariane Williams and then Jessica Marie before settling down with Brandi Duncan in 2016.
Born on April 3, 1981, Stevenson played for six different teams in the NBA for 13 years. He was the 23rd pick in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz.
Stevenson was part of the Dallas Mavericks team that secured the NBA championship in 2011.
After retiring from the NBA, he became a member of Power, one of the eight teams in the BIG3 basketball league in 2017.
DeShawn Stevenson Has a History of High-Profile Relationships!
The basketball has been linked to notable figures such as Letoya Luckett, Farrah Franklin, Draya Michele, and Keyshia Cole before his marriage.
His first public relationship was with Letoya Luckett, a former member of Destiny’s Child, a relationship that lasted several months back in 2007.
Then, he dated Draya Michele, a reality TV star and fashion designer, from late 2007 to early 2008.
Following that, he reportedly briefly dated singers such as Keyshia Cole and Farrah Franklin.
After a series of brief relationships, DeShawn Stevenson and Ariane Williams were reportedly in a long-term relationship till 2014, during which they had two children together.
While they were not married, they were engaged before eventually parting ways. However, specific details on the date of their engagement are not available.
According to various sources, Ariane decided to separate because she felt like she gave too much of herself in a relationship without marriage, so she focused on building her career.
Ariane Williams also appeared on Basketball Wives LA. She described her relationship with DeShawn on the show as “complicated.”
On the other hand, Stevenson’s ex, Draya, was a co-star, so Ariane confronted her over their prior relationship on the show itself.
Then, DeShawn Stevenson engaged Jessica Marie at her 30th birthday party in 2014. He gave her a stunning 9-carat engagement ring created by Jason of Beverly Hills.
His current relationship, Brandi, appears to maintain a low public profile compared to Stevenson’s past relationships.
DeShawn Stevenson has three children altogether. Skye and Londyn were his kids with Ariane Williams.
However, the name of his recent child is not widely publicized. As of now, he has decided to keep his family life private.
According to the Dallas News,
He wants to focus on his kids and his Orlando-area Barbershop businesses.
DeShawn Stevenson and His Wife, Brandi, Attempted to Obtain a Photo of His Father from Corcoran Prison!
The couple reportedly made a payment on the Corcoran prison website to obtain a photo of DeShawn’s father, Darryl Stevenson, who passed away in prison.
However, despite the fee, the photo did not arrive as expected. This situation is part of Stevenson’s painful family history, given his single father’s tragic history of passing during imprisonment.
Unfortunately, Stevenson doesn’t even remember his father’s face because he was very young when his father was imprisoned.
He said,
“I remember coming in and looking at the TV But I can’t remember the picture, or his face. It’s crazy. I still don’t know how he looks.”
Source: Dallas News
Due to his father’s absence, DeShawn lived with his godparents in California, studied high school there, and started playing basketball.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Stevenson ultimately chose to enter the NBA after Washington Union High School.
- His net worth is approximately $14 million.
- He played with the Orlando Magic for 2 and a half seasons.
