Kay’la Hanson is the wife of Damian Lillard, an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The couple tied the knot in September 2021. Nevertheless, they have been together for a long time, and they have three children, namely Damian Jr, Kalii Laheem, and Kali Emma Lee.
For many people, it is hard to tell anything about Kay’la Hanson apart from the fact that she is the wife of Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr., professionally known as Damian Lillard. Hanson and Lillard had been together for many years, but they only got married in September 2021. While you would soon learn all that is worth knowing about Kay’la Hanson outside of her love life with Damian, her husband is someone you should know a thing or two about, especially if you are a basketball fan.
A native of Oakland, California, he has been playing professional basketball as a point guard for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA since 2012 when he was drafted in the 1st round as the 6th overall pick. Lillard has been a dominant player in the league right from the onset as he was the NBA Rookie of the Year 2013 and is currently a six-time NBA All-Star amongst other notable accomplishments. The attention he has been drawing for his talent in the sport right from his college days has rubbed off on the people around him, especially his wife Kay’la.
Profile Summary of Kay’la Hanson
- Full Name: Kay’la Lillard (neé Hanson)
- Gender: Female
- Date of Birth: November 8, 1991
- Kay’la Hanson’s Age: 32 Years Old
- Ethnicity: Afro–Puerto Rican American
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Married
- Kay’la Hanson’s Husband: Damian Lillard
- Kay’la Hanson’s Children: Three (Damian Jr., Kalii Laheem, and Kali Emma Lee Lillard)
- Kay’la Hanson’s Height in Inches: 5 Feet 5 Inches
- Kay’la Hanson’s Height in Centimetres: 165 cm
- Kay’la Hanson’s Weight: 62 kg
- Famous For: Being Damian Lillard’s Wife
- Kay’la Hanson’s Instagram: kayla.lillard
- Facebook: Kay’la Hanson
Damian Lillard’s Wife Is 32 Years Old and of Afro–Puerto Rican Heritage
Damian has been with Kay’la Hanson before his phenomenal NBA career took off. Since his fans realized she is the special woman in his life, they have relentlessly sought to know more about her. As you would easily find, her husband was born to Houston Lillard Sr. and Gina Johnson who parted ways when Damian was in high school. The point guard has three siblings: an older brother named Houston Lillard Jr., a younger sister named LaNae, and a younger half-brother named Jahrell Lillard.
All of such information about his wife is not readily available. Hardly can anyone tell who her parents and siblings are. Nevertheless, reports have it that she is an American of Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was born on the 8th of November 1991. This means she is 32 years old at the moment and over a year younger than her husband who is 33 years old.
Damian was born on the 15th of July 1990. Unlike his wife who was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was born and raised in Oakland, California. Although Hanson now lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, she was raised in Nevada where she attended Legacy High School located in North Las Vegas.
Kay’la Hanson and Damian Lillard Have Been Together Since Their College Days
Kay’la Hanson and the NBA star have been together for several years before Damian began his professional career. They both attended Weber State University and according to multiple reports, it was at the university that they met and began dating.
Details of how they fell in love are hard to come by but they dated for a long time — about a decade, something close to that, or even more — before they got married. Hardly can anyone tell why it took them so long to get married but all along, based on their uploads on social media, one could assert that they were seriously committed to each other.
They Got Married In September 2021 and Are Parents to Three Adorable Kids
Sometime in early 2020, they got engaged and the following year, precisely on the 4th of September, they got married. Their wedding was witnessed by the famous rapper, Snoop Dogg, and Damian’s teammates. Hanson shared pictures of their wedding on Instagram. In one of them, she described the NBA player as her best friend and related that they spent all their 20s together. While they are yet to mark their first anniversary, they are already parents to three kids.
They welcome their first child before they got engaged. It was on the 29th of March 2018 that they had their first son named Damian Lillard Jr. who is currently 6 years old. Before they got married, precisely on the 21st of January 2021, they welcomed their second and third child: a girl child named Kali Emma Lee Lillard and her twin brother Kalii Laheem Lillard.
All through the years they have been together, there has never been a report of them having any issue that threatens their relationship. And as far as the public knows, Kay’la is in love with Damian as much as he adores her. When she marked her 30th birthday, the NBA star took to Instagram to assert that his life with Hanson is so much better than when she wasn’t a part of her life. He added that Kay’la has made him a better man as he proclaimed his undying love for her.
She Is a Trained Nurse Who Runs a Beauty Salon In Oregon
Many people see Kay’la as the supportive wife of an NBA star but the entirety of her life doesn’t revolve around Damian. Outside of what she has with him, she is a trained nurse and a businesswoman. After Hanson graduated from Legacy High School, she moved to Ogden, Utah, to further her education at a public university. Reports have it that she studied nursing at Weber State University.
As learned from her Facebook page, Damian Lillard’s wife also studied nursing at Nightingale College, a private college headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. According to some accounts, she is now practicing what she studied at the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon.
Moreso, Kay’la Hanson is said to own a beauty salon in Oregon. From what we learned from her Instagram page, the beauty salon is probably Dipped Salon located in Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034. Among other things, Dipped offers premier nail care and spa treatment services.
