Tipesa Mercedes Moorer: 10 Facts On Chelsea Gray Wife

The American professional basketball player Chelsea Gray is a proud LGBTQ and has openly expressed her love for her wife, Tipesa Mercedes Moorer.

Likewise, Moorer has also been open about her fondness for Gray, and they have shared their journey to an eternity of love and happiness on their social networking sites.

Chelsea and Tipesa dated for a few years before committing to spending eternity together; they hung out, knew each other better, and eventually decided on forever.

The basketball player often shares the beautiful moments she spent with her significant other on her Instagram; she foes by the handle @cgray209 and has made 158 posts. Furthermore, she has accumulated 70.9k followers on her verified account.

Gray has accumulated a decent net worth as she has been playing professionally since 2014; the basketball player started playing from a young age and played her collegiate career for the Duke Blue Devils.

Connecticut Sun selected the athlete as the eleventh pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft, but she missed the season due to injury and made her debut in the 2015 WNBA season. 

Since her debut, she has played for basketball teams, including Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Uni Girona, Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi, Los Angeles Sparks, Botaş SK, Çukurova Basketbol, and Fenerbahçe. Moreover, Chelsea recently signed a multi-year deal as a free agent with the Las Vegas Aces in 2021. 

Likewise, she also participated in Amateur Athletic Union, and in her free time, she helps to train and work out younger kids in AAU to become better athletes.

Chelsea is happily married to her wife, Tipesa; the basketball player asked her sweetheart to be her forever in June of 2019 with a beautiful ring; she said yes with the brightest smile. 

The gorgeous couple walked down the aisle after five months of getting engaged and vowed to hold each other on better or worse, rich or poor, in sickness and health, till their hair turned grey.

Gray and her better half have spent two years as a wedded pair, and they will make a toast to celebrate their 3rd anniversary on the 2nd of November 2022, two months apart from today.

Furthermore, they had their wedding ceremony at the Bel Air Bay Club in Los Angeles, California. Among the guests were the athlete’s teammate Candace Parker, the Chicago Sky’s Jantel Lavender, and the former Sparks player Ify Ibekwe per Outsports.

Moorer is also an athlete, and she played forward for the Long Beach State of California State University. 

As a senior, Tipesa led the Beach in scoring with 12.7 points per game and got accolades with second-team All-Big West honors. Likewise, the athlete played club basketball under Nubla Doumerc and Joe Perry for The Truth.

Furthermore, she had four successful seasons at LBSU from 2008 to 2012 while standing 5 feet and 10 inches tall. Apart from playing, she excelled in the classroom and was a three-time Big West All-Academic selection. But unlike her significant other, she didn’t continue playing and shifted to a coaching career. 

After graduating from Long Beach State in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and a minor in marketing, Tipesa worked with the School of Skills, having a year-round fundamental basketball camp based in Manhattan Beach.

The former basketball player joined the LBSU coaching staff in 2013-14; later, in 2015, she attained her master’s in sport management and spent her hiatus abroad before rejoining Jeff Cammon’s team.

Furthermore, Moorer also served as a referee at the high school level and joined the Los Angeles unit of the California Basketball Officials Association before becoming the Director of Operations for the Long Beach State women’s basketball program.

Moorer lives happily ever after with her life partner Chelsea Gray, but they haven’t started a family yet. 

The athletes decided on forever in 2019; since then, they have been growing together, pushing each other to the limits to achieve better things. However, the couple is good around children as they often get surrounded by babies of their family members and close ones.

Tipesa posted a beautiful picture with her niece on the 13th of August 2019 with the caption ‘Auntie’s baby ?,’ and it has gained 540 likes. Likewise, Chelsea made a heartwarming post on the 17th of June 2017; she shared the snap of Steven Crawford Jr. with his two little ones and captioned it ‘My support system is everything! ???.’

Tipesa was born to her beloved parents and has shared their pictures on her social networking sites; she has posed with her dad and grandma.

The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moorer celebrates her birthday on the 5th of March every passing year. Furthermore, her zodiac is the 12th astrological sign Pisces, a water sign symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions.

She loves and adores her grandmother to the moon and back and often posts pictures of her on her Instagram; the former basketball player wished her a happy birthday on the 4th of August, 2019. Thus, grandma Moorer’s astrology is the fifth sign of the zodiac Leo, represented by a Lion.

Moreover, her uncle is Michael Moorer, a former heavyweight boxing champion; the boxer competed from 1988 to 2008 and won a world championship on four separate occasions in two weight classes. Michael was an undefeated southpaw in his first 35 professional bouts, and in 1988, he captured the WBO light heavyweight title. The athlete has been serving as a boxing trainer since his retirement.

Tipesa has revealed that she didn’t fancy her name during her younger age, but she started loving it after a long journey in her life through an Instagram post.

The former basketball player grew up strongly disliking her tag, and everyone had a hard time pronouncing it;p they would misspell it, rearrange letters, and add syllables. 

Furthermore, she also disclosed that the letter ‘I’ in the Samoan language makes an ‘E’ sound, and she has an ‘I’ as the second letter. She never mustered up enough courage to correct people when younger and feels it’s too late to enforce the ones who have known her for years.

But throughout her journey, Moorer began loving herself and embracing her identity; she feels blessed to be named after her grandmother, and saying I’m named after my grandma.” out loud is her favorite statement.

Moorer has created an official account on Instagram under the handle @tipesa_gray, and she uses the platform to share her lifestyle with well-wishers.

The former basketball player has made 53 attachments while sharing her way of living life and posting the memories she has created to cherish them for a lifetime.

Tipesa also shares what she is up to and her daily activities on her Instagram stories, and she has created a few highlights on her profile. Furthermore, she has accumulated 4.9k followers on the social networking site as of the 15th of September 2022. 

She has posted her stunning pictures and has introduced her family members to her admirers. Likewise, she often appears on her significant other’s social media feed; the pair have also shared their beautiful wedding pictures with their followers.

Tipesa and Chelsea are very grateful for having each other as their life partners, and they often express their gratitude through their social media platforms.

Moorer has shared a picture of the athlete on her Instagram with the caption ‘Proud is an understatement;’ she always makes time to be there during her tournaments.

She is the best thing that happened in her life, and her faith, hope, and towards the athlete are immeasurable. Likewise, Gray loves her wife to the moon and back; the former basketball player is beyond beautiful in the Las Vegas Aces point guard’s eyes, and she will choose her.

They make such a beautiful pair and have inspired many people to embrace themselves for who they are and what they want to become; we wish them nothing but the best and a happily ever after.