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Gerald Green

Posted on May 10, 2022, Modified : May 11, 2022 Prasansha Ojha

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Gerald Green is a famous personality who came into the limelight as a basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. Besides this, Gerald was drafted by the Boston Celtics as the 18th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.

Furthermore, Green is known for his amazing dunking skill and has performed well in many slam dunk competitions. In addition, Green also won the 2005 McDonald’s All-American Slam Dunk Contest and the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Gerald is the second cousin of Philadelphia 76aers shooting guard Danny Green and the brother of Garlon, a basketball player who plays for CSM Oradea in Romania.

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Full Name	Gerald Green
Date of birth	January 26, 1986
Birth Place	Houston, Texas
Father	Gerald Green
Mother	Brenda Green
Profession	Basketball Player
Age	36 years old
Nationality	American
Zodiac	Aquarius
Ethnicity	African
Weight	93 kg
Height	6 feet 6 inches
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown
Body Measurement	N/A
Marital Status	N/A
Children	3
Net Worth	$20 to $25 million

Early Life and Age

Gerald Green was born in Houston, Texas, and his birth date is January 26, 1986. Gerald was born to his parents, Brenda Green and Gerald Green. This personality has reached the age of 36 as of 2022.

Gerald Green holds the nationality of America and belongs to the strong and independent moon sign Aquarius, a strong and practical moon sign and possesses all the characteristics of people of her moon sign. In addition, Gerald is a follower of Christianity and belongs to the African ethnicity.

Education

In high school, he played basketball only since his sophomore year. Also, he played junior varsity for J.Frank Doble High School. Soon he got into the team but got cut from the team due to his academic issues.

Afterward, Gerald Green transferred to Gulf Shores Academy to complete his high school education.

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Physical Apperances

Gerald Green is a tall person at 6 feet 6 inches and has maintained his weight of around 93 kg. Besides this, he has maintained his body measurements to an unknown level, including his chest size, waist size, and hip size.

Professional Life

Gerald Green has played as a Shooting Guard/Small Forward throughout his career. The Boston Celtics picked Green in the 2005 NBA Draft as the 18th pick. However, he became part of Kevin Garnett‘s trade-in in 2007 after playing 2 seasons for Bostons.

Gerald also played overseas for teams such as Foshan Dralions, Krasnye Krylia, and Lokomotiv Kuban but then returned to the NBA after signing with Los Angeles. However, the Lakers waived him before the shortened regular season commenced.

Afterward, he went to New Jersey Jets and followed with a transfer to the Indiana Pacers. Similarly, Green kept transferring to numerous clubs before landing at Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

However, in the 2020-2021 season, Gerald decided to retire and join Houston’s coaching staff. Soon after, Green came out of retirement on January 28 and then signed for the G-League team Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

More information about their relationship

Gerald Green tied the marriage knot with Deja Hiott. As a result, Gerald and his wife Deja were blessed with three sons – Jeremiah, Julius, and Silas. His youngest son was born on September 3, 2020. Besides this, he was also in a relationship with Dorislyn Martinez.

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Controversies

Gerald Green faced huge controversy when his wife accused him of abuse and charged him. The pair might have split up; however, there are no reports concerning the topic.