Kelenna Azubuike Wife Rona Gonzales And Net Worth

Formal Professional Basketball Player Kelenna Azubuike married his wife, Rona Azubuike, at 38. They got married on October 15, 2022.

Rona Gonzales was born on the Island of the Philippines and then raised in Northern California. She is now based in Socal with her new husband, Kelenna Azubuike. She is “Made in the Island of the Philippines and raised on Northern Cali-raised, SoCal-living Spanipino” on her social media. Rona Gonzales has a huge family; she has five sisters and six brothers and is the youngest of 12 children.

This couple dated for three years before they married. It means they started their relationship around 2019. At the same time, we can see the picture of Kelenna on Rona’s official Instagram account from 2019.

On October 11, 2022, They announced their engagement, and after three days, they married. Kelenna posted a picture of their marriage on his official Instagram with the caption, “Dear Mrs. Rona Azubuike, I thank the Lord for bringing us together. I love you forever.“

Rona Gonzales Past Affair With Von Miller

Rona was previously linked with Von Miller. In 2011, After Von Miller tweeted, “lovely new girlfriend.”, these pair linked. After some time, the tweet was removed from Von’s Twitter.

In 2014, Rona Gonzales tweeted, “The place’s Von Miller once you want him?” but it is not mentioned whether they were in a relationship.

Kelenna Azubuike has an estimated net worth of $9 million. He earned his fortune from basketball and television analysis.

Azubuike could not continue his journey as a basketball player after his knee injury, but he started a new career as a basketball commentator and sports analyst.

Kelenna was listed in the NBA draft in 2005 but could not make it to the team. In 2006, He was signed by Houston Rockets with $50,000, but he was released soon. In 2007, The Golden State Warriors signed him for four years and paid $7 million.  He took $251,000 in his first year, and the following year he took $2.9 and $3.3 million. 

In the 2010/2011 season, he signed a contract with New York Knicks for $3.3 million. For his last season, Cleveland Cavaliers signed Kelenna for $1 million. From his basketball career, he earned more than $11 million in gross.

After announcing his retirement, he joined as a commentator and sports analyst. The average salary of a commentator and sports analyst is more than $75,000.

Kelenna Azubuike was born on December 16, 1983, to his father, Kenneth Azubuike, and his mother, Chy Azubuike.

He was raised by his parents in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with three siblings. His father and mother were doctors, and because of their work, they moved from London to Tulsa. Sadly, His father passed away in 2012. He has three siblings; Nonzo, Nesochi, and Adaeza.

He has one sister, Adaeza Azubuike, and two brothers, Nonzo and Nesochi. His sister, Adaeza, was married to Chad Brinkman and celebrated their 2nd marriage anniversary last February 23. 

Kelenna married Rona Azubuike and added her to his family member on October 15. This couple has no kids to date.

In 2005, he signed up for the NBA Draft but remained undrafted. The following year he was drafted and signed by Houston Rockets as a free agent, but he was released soon.

After being released, he started to play for Fort WorthFlyers. In 2007, he was signed by the Golden State Warriors for four years. In 2009, he missed the 2009-2010 season due to a knee injury. He joined the New York Knicks in 2010 but never played a game for them before he was released in 2011.

Dallas Mavericks approached him for the season 2012-13 after he retired from basketball. After his retirement, he worked as a commentator in 2015 and started as an analyst in 2019 in NBC Sports Bay Area.