TOP 10 NBA LADYLOVES
Hollywood has Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and Lindsay Lohan and the rehabilitation officer. But unbeknownst to most people, the NBA also has its fair share of star-studded, larger-than-life pairings. In case you’ve forgotten, basketball players don’t really encounter problems wooing women-beautiful and hot women at that.
10. LA LA VASQUEZ (CARMELO ANTHONY)
This Puerto Rican personifies exotic beauty and charisma. An MTV VJ and part-time actress, La La got engaged to Denver Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony on December 25, 2004. That was some Christmas gift! Now they can braid each other’s hair during their quality time. When heavy snow and cold temperature falls on the Mile High City, Melo surely has no problem warming up for the game with his fiancée around.
9. TAMIA WASHINGTON (GRANT HILL)
This Grammy-nominated R&B singer could have been higher on this list if not for her, well, old age compared to the other women. Still, there’s no denying that she still sizzles. Tamia married Phoenix Suns veteran Grant Hill on July 24, 1999 and they now have two children. After an exhausting day on the hardwood, Hill definitely needs to rest and get some sleep. Good thing for him, he has Tamia to sing him nightly lullabies.
8. YELIZ CALISKAN (MEHMET OKUR)
When you’re one of the most popular players on the Turkish National Basketball Team-yes, Turkey has a basketball team-you’re definitely bound to snatch a pretty lady. That’s what exactly happened to Utah’s Mehmet Okur, who tied the knot with former Ms. Turkey Yeliz Caliskan. You may not understand a word she says, but that’s not a problem at all because of her pretty, beauty-queen face that can put Aphrodite to shame.
7. HEATHER NEVENNER (DAN DICKAU)
When you’re an off-the-bench guy, you have the time to observe the flow of the game. When you’re a NEVER-off-the-bench guy, you also have time to observe-THE CHEERDANCERS! Just ask L.A. Clippers reserve Dan Dickau. He met former Trail Blazers cheerleader Heather Nevenner during his Portland stint in 2006 and married her that same year. Now, it looks like Dickau’s a never off-the-BED guy. If you know what I mean.
6. MASHA LOPATOVA (ANDREI KIRILENKO)
Clearly, this well-known Russian pop star won the heart of Andrei Kirilenko with her cute and cuddly features. Masha is one girl you would just love to snuggle with on a cold Russian night, complete with her angelic voice reverberating on the background for some hormone-pumping, adrenaline-waking music. Maybe the NBA can have a karaoke face-off in the coming All-Star Game: Masha and Andrei Kirilenko vs. Grant and Tamia Hill.
5. TERESA LOURENCO (RICHARD JEFFERSON)
Now this doesn’t make sense at all. How can a guy like New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson snag a girl like Teresa Lourenco? It’s flabbergasting! It’s harder to explain than Biochemistry and Donald Trump’s hair! Really, how does a hot model from Trinidad end up with a guy who has goldfish lips? Oh wait, RJ makes millions of dollars every year! That’s the only justifiable reason I can think of. Even Einstein and Socrates won’t figure this out.
4. VANESSA UBRIETA (KOBE BRYANT)
Born to Mexican parents, Vanessa definitely inherited the scorching Latina looks. How can Kobe Bryant even cheat on her for a psychopath Colorado hotel employee? Look at her! That will forever be remembered as the dumbest move of KB-24’s career. Thanks to a million-dollar diamond ring and several pseudo-tears, Kobe won her back. But now, CIAs are on the lookout for Kobe every game day, making sure that he comes home to Vanessa.
3. ALEKA KAMILA (PEJA STOJAKOVIC)
That’s one spicy name and spicy figure. We all know that Peja Stojakovic is one hell of a shooter, but how the hell did he sink this one? A Greek super model, Aleka is the perfect partner for Peja when he practices his shooting-because she’s tall! There must be something about Peja’s scruffy facial hair that he managed to bag one incredibly hot woman. A magic sweep-you-off-your-feet chemical perhaps? Love is in the hair!
2. EVA LONGORIA (TONY PARKER)
I’m going to stop blabbing now. Just drool over the picture.
1. ADRIANA LIMA (MARKO JARIC)
I would’ve given the top spot to Eva, but she’s already married. Adriana Lima is still single and she is over-the-top HOT! She's so hot, you can cook eggs on her belly! Minnesota’s Marko Jaric should be at least considered for the MVP race just for bagging this Brazilian Victoria Secret model. Jaric doesn’t care if the Timberwolves have the worst record in the NBA because she gets some sexy time with Adriana. Life really is unfair!
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