Meyers Leonard

Meyers Leonard  is an American professional basketball player who previously played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected 11th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

The athlete's current team is Oklahoma City Thunder, where he plays as a center. Moreover, he was a two-year member (2010- 2012) of the Fighting Illini Men's Basketball Team at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Besides professional life, who is his wife? Is he married? Let's check out his intimate life.

Who is Meyers Leonard Wife? How's Their Nuptial Life?

Meyers Leonard is happily married to his college sweetheart, Elle Bielfeldt, Founder & CEO of Levels Food. The love bird's mutual friend was the one who first introduced them. They started dating in 2011. 

After that, on August 2, 2015, they exchanged marriage vows in Oregon in front of their family & close friends. Currently, the couple is enjoying a happy marriage with no signs of divorce.

The husband and wife duo now focuses on their professional lives, and presumably, they would love to spend more of their time together before having children. Right now, it seems they have no plans to share kids.

Furthermore, the couple enjoys traveling on their vacations. The former Miami Heat star is active on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. He is an animal lover who has a pet dog, Koko. Earlier, he had another pet dog Bella, who died on December 27, 2017.

Know Meyers Leonard's Net Worth

Meyers Leonard is a famous NBA Basketball player who has a whopping net worth of $9 million which he made from his professional career as a basketball player. In contrast, another professional NBA Basketball player, Zion Williamson, has a net worth of $8 million.

During his time in Miami Heat, the twenty-nine-year-old player was earning an annual salary of $9.756 million. Moreover, Leonard re-signed with the Heat for the 2021 season after signing a one-year $9,400,000 agreement with the team on July 6, 2019.

Moreover, he has a running shoe contract with Nike, which he signed in his rookie season with the Trail Blazers. Bryce Maximus James, a basketball player, also signed a contract with Nike.

Leonard re-signed a four-year, $41 million contract with the Trail Blazers on July 10, 2016. He also co-founded the Meyers Leonard brand, a lifestyle clothing company consisting of crewnecks, tees, hoodies, hats, stickers, with her wife in 2018.  Apart from this, his stats in season 2020-21 are RPG 2.3, APG 7, SPG 0, and PPG 3.3.

Miami Heat Suspended Meyers Leonard For One Week 

On March 12, 2021, Meyers Leonard made headlines, but not for good reasons. He used an anti-semitic statement during a Twitch live stream. During the live video, the Miami Heat center heard screaming, "F—-ing cowards; don't f—-ing snipe me, you f—-ing k—- b——."

Leonard afterward posted an apologetic message. Soon after his regret surfaced, Twitch banned Leonard. Subsequently, the NBA fined him $50,000 and restricted him from using any of the Miami Heat's facilities or participating in any of their events for a week. Later, the Thunder released Meyer after Heat Trade.

Bio And Early Life

Meyers Leonard was born in Woodbridge, Virginia, on February 27, 1992. His father, Jim Leonard, was a golf pro by profession, and his mother, Tracie Leonard, was an athlete. His father died in a freak bicycle accident when he was only six years old.

Star of Miami Heat has two brothers: Bailey Leonard and Chris Leonard. When Meyers was in the second grade, Brian Siler, an insurance agent in Robinson, adopted Leonard after his father's death. Regarding his education, he gained her higher education in Robinson High School.

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