Desmond Bane has emerged as one of the league’s best players since being selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft out of TCU.
The Memphis Grizzlies star is coming off a season in which he played just 42 games.
However, he still averaged 23.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 46.4 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from three-point range.
On Tuesday, Bane revealed that he recently got married.
Bane captioned his Instagram post: “Forever 🔒♾️❤️🔥”
Many people reacted to Bane’s post in the comments.
One person who left a comment was Los Angeles Lakers star D’Angelo Russell.
Russell wrote: “🙌”
In addition to Russell, NBA players Danny Green, Donovan Mitchell, Tyrese Haliburton and Justise Winslow liked the post.
Bane and Russell have already faced each other 21 times in their NBA careers.
While Bane has an 11-10 saveRussell and the Lakers defeated the Grizzlies in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.
Bane spent all four seasons of his NBA career in Memphis.
The 26-year-old is averaging career highs of 17.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from three-point range in 244 regular-season games.
He also appeared in 23 NBA playoff games (18 starts).
Ja Morant and Desmond Bane combined for 67 points in Grizzlies’ third straight win 💪
Scourge: 37 PTS, 6 AST, 5 3PM
Morant: 30 PTS, 11 AST, 56% FG pic.twitter.com/uxLxhKTLQq— NBA (@NBA) December 24, 2023
As for Russell, he is coming off an extremely productive year with the Lakers.
The 2019 NBA All-Star averaged 18.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game while shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from three-point range in 76 games.