Trae Young will join the NBA Girl Dad Club.
The Atlanta Hawks star has announced that she is expecting her second child, a girl, with fiancée Shelby Miller.
“I wanted to announce that my son Tidus is going to be a big brother to a little girl,” Young said on the podcast “From the Point.”
“Being a father is nothing special, brother.”
The Young family welcomed their first child, a son named Tidus Layne Young, on June 2, 2022, just six months after Young announced his engagement to longtime girlfriend Miller. introduced.
The point guard is also excited to teach his son how to be a big brother, as Young himself is also a big brother to his sisters Kaitlyn and Camryn.
“I have a daughter, so it’s going to be really hard,” the 24-year-old said. “I remember my sister and I’m going to teach Tidus how to be a big brother and a guardian.
“So it’s going to be a great process.”
With a baby girl expected, Young will be one of many NBA players to father a baby girl.
Raised by NBA legend Kobe Bryant, players are now more proud than ever to be fathers to girls.
One player who loves his role as a father to girls is Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins, who said being a father to girls was “awesome.”
“Being a girl’s daddy is the best” Wiggins said in an interview:news. I have two little princesses who I love unconditionally. is waiting for me there.
“They are always happy and always in a good mood.”
Young is averaging 26.2 points per game and a career-high 10.2 assists in his fifth NBA season.
