WNBA champBreanna Stewart gets engaged to fellow basketball player Marta Xargay
WNBA star Breanna Stewart is engaged to fellow basketball player Marta Xargay.
Two-time All-Star and 2018 league MVP Stewart, 26, popped the question to Xargay, 30, in Phoenix, Arizona‘s Papago Park on Sunday, getting down on one knee and proposing to her wife-to-be with a diamond sparkler.
‘Did a thing. Another ring. She said YES,’ Stewart, who won championships in 2018 and 2020 with the Seattle Storm, wrote on Instagram.
They do! WNBA star Breanna Stewart is engaged to fellow basketball player Marta Xargay
Will you? Two-time All-Star and 2018 league MVP Stewart, 26, popped the question to Xargay, 30, in Phoenix, Arizona’s Papago Park on Sunday
Regular day: The pair are dressed casually in athletic attire in the photos and appear to have been out for a scenic hike when Stewart dropped to one knee
Bling bling! She got down on one knee and proposed to her wife-to-be with a diamond sparkler
Stewart plays for the Seattle Storm, while Xargay is returning to the Phoenix Mercury after playing for the Spanish team Uni Girona CB and the Spain women’s national basketball team
Xargay also shared the photos on Instagram with the caption: ‘Life isn’t just about the moments, it’s about who we share them with! I said YES.’
The pair are dressed casually in athletic attire in the photos and appear to have been out for a scenic hike when Stewart dropped to one knee.
Stewart managed to fit in the romantic moment just before a preseason game in which she’ll go head-to-head with her new fiancée.
On Saturday, Stewart’s team, the Seattle Storm, will play the Phoenix Mercury — which just welcomed Xargay back after several years away, during which time she played for the Spanish team Uni Girona CB and the Spain women’s national basketball team.
‘Did a thing. Another ring. She said YES,’ Stewart, who won championships in 2018 and 2020 with the Seattle Storm, wrote on Instagram
Woohoo! Xargay also shared the photos on Instagram with the caption: ‘Life isn’t just about the moments, it’s about who we share them with! I said YES.’
Head-to-head: On Saturday, Stewart’s team, the Seattle Storm, will play Phoenix Mercury — which just welcomed Xargay back after several years away
Love: Xargay was there to root for Stewart during the WNBA championship, and rushed to the court to kiss her when her team won
Congratulations have been pouring in for Stewart and Xargay, including from Stewart’s teammate Sue Bird and Chicago Sky player Candace Parker.
It’s unclear how long the couple has been dating, though according to People, they were together in the WNBA bubble in Bradenton, Florida, for the 2020 season.
Xargay was there to root for Stewart during the WNBA championship, and rushed to the court to kiss her when her team won.
Stewart was the first overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft, league MVP in 2018, and Finals MVP in 2020.
Xargay won a silver medal with Spain in the 2016 Olympics.
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