Almost two months into the 2024-25 NBA season, it seems like the NBA world has already forgotten Kawhi Leonard. In the power forward’s injury absence, James Harden has been single-handedly shouldering the LA Clippers. Sometimes, fans can witness the 33-year-old on the courtside of the Intuit Dome in his casual clothes and unbraided hair. Apart from that, there’s not much information about the superstar during his rehab break.

Amid this equation, it’s quite difficult to know more about the baller’s personal life. However, with the available information scattered in the length and breadth of the online world, we have managed to bring some insight into Leonard’s girlfriend, Kishele Shipley, who has been dating the superstar since 2014. Let’s find out more about them.

Who is Kawhi Leonard’s girlfriend Kishele? Is the Los Angeles Clippers star married?

Kawhi Leonard is one of the unique personalities in the league. Multiple memes are circulating in the league, claiming he can’t smile. And even brought about an apt nickname, the Terminator. However, Leonard seems to have an entirely different personality off the court. It’s a romantic one. Before coming into the league in the 2011-12 season, the star went to San Diego State University, playing for the college for two years. This is where he met his girlfriend, Kishele Shipley. The couple probably started seeing each other right from their college days.

However, the reports on the internet say that the couple has been together since 2014, so there isn’t much clarity on when they started dating. Nevertheless, the couple didn’t seem to have any hiccups along the way, as they continued to sail on the boat together for over a decade. Now that we know that the couple has been together for a long time, we naturally ask the question: Are they married?

There isn’t any clarity on their marital status, but we have interesting information regarding their wedding. In 2022, the couple irked engagement buzz after Kishele gave a small hint to the fans. When the couple walked out of LAX, the paps were at their business, snapping them. And guess what? The paps spotted a huge glittering object on Kishele’s ring finger. A diamond ring, that too! Anyway, the couple hasn’t publicly spoken about their marriage yet. So, there is no direct explanation for this either.

Do Kawhi Leonard and Kishele Shipley have kids together? 

Next up, the kids. The couple does have kids, and they have two of them. The couple welcomed their first child in 2016, a daughter named Kaliyah. They had kept their child away from the spotlight, just like their relationship. However, Kaliyah made her first red carpet walk in 2019 when she walked out with her dad and mom for the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.

Moreover, when Kawhi Leonard won his second NBA Championship with the Toronto Raptors, Kaliyah and her mother attended the arena, celebrating their dad’s commendable win. Importantly, the couple welcomed their second child, a baby boy, in the same year. We don’t have any information regarding his son, but we do know that the star missed a game in April to stand beside his girlfriend for the birth of his second child.

Above all, he gave away his kids’ presence in an interview, describing his downtime in lockdown as “really just trying to play some home games, table games with family and friends, and just trying to stay safe, pretty much… We’ve got a tabletop game, Sequence. We play cards and spades, and with the kids, we do puzzles, riddles, things like that. It’s been fun.”

What does Kishele Shipley do for a living?

Kishele Shipley completed her degree in Public Administration at San Diego State University. Following that, she pursued her career in the same field, becoming a Public Administrator and a Human Resources expert. Several reports suggested that Shipley has a net worth of over $25 million, but this seems misleading, as her boyfriend mints hundreds of millions through his NBA salary.

Moreover, Leonard decided to play for the LA side mainly because of his family. Once, in an interview with Yahoo Sports, he said, “It was about what the future has to hold. And for me, myself, and my family, that’s what type of decision I had to make. It’s no discredit to Toronto, I just wanted to play at home.” He further continued, “So once the summer comes, you got three months to either go see family, train, and do your other business obligations. There’s really no time to see them, to see your family. I love my family.”

So, Kishele Shipley is lucky to have her husband find a high-paying job in their hometown. Nevertheless, we could see more of Leonard in the coming weeks as he slowly recovers from his injury. Will Leonard get back to his personal best? Let us know in the comments below!