NBA star Kyrie Irving has made a stunning claim about the state of players’ marriages across the league, saying on a recent live stream that the vast majority of them fail.
Irving, 33, is married to Marlene Wilkerson and the couple share two sons together.
But on a recent live stream with Tristan Jass, Mavericks star Irving said that a whopping 86 percent of marriages fail in the NBA.
Irving told a stunned Jass that he tries to ‘focus on the other 14 percent’ before explaining how approaches his relationship with his wife.
‘Being aware of that [statistic], I have shared that with my wife and she knows how honest I am,’ Irving said.
‘So I’ve always done my best to make sure I’m putting things in perspective and adding context for her. Give her as many details so that there isn’t anything off the table that she doesn’t know. Trust is built that way.’
Kyrie Irving and his wife, Marlene Wilkerson, have been linked since 2018 and share two kids
Irving was having another strong season for the Mavs before he hurt himself in March
Nine-time All-Star Irving and Wilkerson have been linked since 2018.
They welcome their first son, Kaire, in 2021, before she and the hoops star welcomed a second son in 2022 while he was playing for the Nets. It’s unclear when exactly they got married.
Irving also shares a daughter, Azurie Elizabeth, from a previous relationship with a woman named Andrea Wilson.
Irving previously told streamer Kai Cenat how he came to realize that Wilkerson was ‘the one’ for him.
‘I knew she was the one for me when you know, I dropped those tears,’ Irving said ‘You drop those tears over the girl you in love with, man, it changes your life forever.’
Irving is expected to miss most if not all of the next NBA season after suffering a torn ACL in March.
Prior to getting hurt, he was having an effective year in his 14th NBA season, averaging 24.7 points in 50 contests for Dallas.
The Mavs will be eagerly awaiting his return from injury so he can team up with Anthony Davis and rookie Cooper Flagg.
