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Most kids dream about growing up as the son of a local legend. Atlanta Hawks’ Larry Nance Jr. knows all too well about it. Coming from a basketball family, Larry’s sister played for the Casey played for the University of Dayton, and his brother suited up for Northwestern. However, it is his dad who made it to the NBA playing for the Cavaliers and the Suns.

Nance Sr.’s name and number hang high up in the rafter of Cleveland’s home court after seven stellar seasons for them. For Nance Jr., he has carved his own NBA path and has seen himself improve year after year. Through his over a decade-long career one person apart from his family has been a source of constant support for Nance Jr. and that’s his better half, Hailey Pince. Let’s get to know more about the Hawks veteran’s life beyond the basketball court.

Who is Larry Nance Jr. married to? How long has the Hawks star been married?

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When Larry Nance Jr. and Hailey Pince first met, he was not an NBA star with all the eyes on him. At the time, Nance Jr. was a student-athlete at the University of Wyoming in Laramie and so was Hailey. NBA was still a dream for the youngster as he was working hard to make it happen. The couple met in Wyoming and soon started seeing each other and dating through their undergraduate days.

Since then, Larry and Hailey have stuck together and helped each other navigate in their respective fields. Additionally, Hailey was born to parents Lynette Jeane and Dennis J. Pince and hails from Shoshoni, Wyoming. In her childhood and high school days, she was into swimming and still is a fantastic swimmer. The college sweethearts tied the knot in 2018, in a pretty low-key ceremony in Montage Kapalua Bay in Maui, Hawaii.

We wanted our wedding to be very simple and family-centered. We invited our 12 guests to join us on Sunday, then we all had a mini vacation together before the wedding on Tuesday, July 17, 2018,” she explained. As it turns out, Larry Nance Jr.’s NBA career changed up their wedding plans. “Halfway through wedding planning Larry was traded from the Lakers to the Cavaliers, so while we were focused on moving to Cleveland, we left he wedding planning up to Sara.”

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Furthermore, Nance Jr. wore a navy Balani suit, saving his jersey for the court, whereas Hailey wore a beautiful white gown. The couple seems to be enjoying their married life and support each other in life, as Nance Jr. navigates through his NBA career.

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Do Larry Nance Jr. and Hailey Pince have kids?

Well, it has been several years since Nance Jr. and Hailey got married and now it seems they also have increased their family. According to Larry Nance Jr.’s Instagram profile bio which has “Girl Dad” written on it. With this, it could be safe to assume that the couple has been blessed with a baby girl in their lives.

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On the other hand, Hailey doesn’t have much of a social media presence and prefers to keep her personal life under wraps. Due to this, not much is known about the couple’s daughter. Nonetheless, Nance Jr. and Hailey must be wonderful parents to her and would be doing a wonderful job at raising her. As the couple continues to grow strong with time.

However, around a year and a half ago, Larry Nance Jr. shared a delightful update on his Instagram account. He posted a picture of himself with his child and his dog, playing next to a small pond. Captioned, “Life comes from us, not at us “💜,” the post was a delightful update for fans.

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