Taurean Prince has made headlines as he was arrested in Miami on Thursday, August 25, 2022.
Prince is a professional basketball player from America and plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Baylor Bears in college.
He was selected by the Utah Jazz with the No. 12 pick in the NBA Draft in 2016 but was later traded to the Atlanta Hawks, where he spent three seasons before being transferred to the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 off-season.
Prince was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in January 2021.
How Much Is Taurean Prince’ Net Worth?
No authentic sites have confirmed Prince’s net worth. Prince extended his deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for two years for $16 million on June 30, 2022; he earns a salary of $7,295,000.
After he was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 2016 NBA draft, on July 7, his rights were transferred to the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team deal that included the Indiana Pacers; the Jazz was given George Hill, and The Pacers were given Jeff Teague.
He defeated the Boston Celtics 123-116 on April 6 with a career-high 20 points. Prince became the first Hawks rookie since Pete Maravich in 1971 to score double figures in his first four playoff games, with 11 points in Game 4 of the Hawks’ first-round playoff series against the Washington Wizards.
Prince had a career-high 24 points on December 12, 2017, against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the game ended 123-114. Prince was traded to the Brooklyn Nets on July 6, 2019. Prince signed a two-year deal for $29 million with the Nets on October 21.
Prince and center Jarrett Allen was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 14, 2021, as part of a four-team, multi-player deal with the Indiana Pacers and Houston Rockets that sent James Harden to Brooklyn.
He was traded Minnesota Timberwolves on August 3, 2021, in exchange for Ricky Rubio.
Why Was Taurean Prince Arrested?
Prince was arrested on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Miami International Airport on a warrant out of Texas. He was booked to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday evening.
An individual who knows the matter said that the charge arises from drug traces discovered during a traffic stop in Tarrant County, Texas. Prince was not aware of the warrant until Thursday.
The details regarding the arrest are still in progress, and the authorities have yet to disclose the case.
Taurean Prince’s Wife: Hanah Usman
The couple has been dating each other for more than five years. Hanah and Taurean are not married, but she is his soon-to-be wife. Prince proposed to her on May 16, 2022, according to Usman’s Instagram, where she posted a picture of their proposal.
The couple hasn’t revealed how they first met each other as they like to keep their relationship private. The pair is blessed with three children two sons, A’Mari and Ashan Ali, and a daughter Ameera.
Hanah is active on her social media and posts pictures with Taurean and their kids.
Taurean Prince’s Parents
Prince was born to his parents, Tamiyko and Anthony, and grew up in San Antonio. After his parents divorced, he chose to stay with his father, but his father went in and out of jail and lived in a Salvation Army when they could or in a friend’s house and sometimes on the streets.
They moved to Salvation Army when his grandmother, with whom they were living, died of cancer. In the Salvation Army, they lived in rooms with no TV, carpets, and furniture where they had to share a bathroom with 15 people.
When Price would return late from his basketball practice, he would stay in his friend’s house or on the street as the doors closed at 10:00 P.M. He has come a long way and has achieved success with his basketball career.