Nina Earl’s basketball career began when she recorded 2,291 points, 906 rebounds, 298 assists and 544 steals in high school. She is very talented in both basketball and field events and as a result competed in both. but she won more trophies and titles in her basketball career. She tied the knot with her famous college heartthrob – Russell Westbrook – and has enjoyed marital bliss ever since.
Had she not found her joy in the game of basketball, music would have been her best career choice as Nina Earl is also a talented singer. Among her many talents, she is also proficient in sign language. There is more to her like her biography, net worth among other interesting facts.
Nina Earl – Bio
Young Nina Earl was born somewhere in California on January 16, 1989. She attended Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California where she signed up for basketball and track events. Nina Earl never had a dull moment in her high school basketball career and ended her career with impressive records of 2,291 points, 906 rebounds, 298 assists and 544 steals. She was instrumental in leading her team to a 2006 CIF 3AA Championship as well as the 2007 CIF Games where she single-handedly scored 35 points. Her wonderful skills/records earned her two CIF Player of the Year and League MVP for three seasons.
Her exemplary record runs earned her a four-year sports scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In her freshman season, Nina Earl played in 27 games and averaged 15 points. Her good form continued and she increased her points throughout her sophomore season and beyond.
She immediately enrolled in her master’s degree, earning her first degree from the same school in 2011 at UCLA with degrees in psychology and English. She earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology from the same institution.
It is well known that Nina is not only talented in sports. She is equally talented in music and has a passion for food and sign language which she has proven her mastery in art.
family
Nina Earl is a daughter of Michael Earl and Jennifer Lyons and she was not an only child as she has three brothers namely Michael, Jonathan and Benjamin. There is no record of her parents’ occupations or where they are currently staying. Nina is the cousin of a former UCLA footballer – Kenny Easley. Athleticism seems to run in the family.
Facts about Russell Westbrook’s wife
Nina Earl is married to Russell Westbrook
Nina Earl is married to her schoolmate and UCLA fellow basketball player Russell Westbrook. The two first met at school in 2007 and started dating. When Russell proposed, he did so with a ring valued at over $700,000. They were pronounced husband and wife on August 29, 2015 at a wedding performed by family and close friends.
Their marriage produced three lovely children – a son named Noah born in May 2017 and a set of twin daughters named Sky and Jordan who were born in November 2018.
Russell Westbrook is currently retiring from the NBA, playing point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he signed a five-year, $80 million contract with the team in 2016.
Wealth (income and earnings)
The award-winning basketball player has seen everything in the game of basketball, which has brought her wealth and recognition in return. Although she retired from the game, the money Nina Earl raised from the game was used wisely. She owns and operates a children’s entertainment center and boutique in Oklahoma called Little Ark. Her net worth is yet to be verified, but she’s certainly worth millions of dollars.
Height
She has an athletic build measuring 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) tall, just a few inches (6 ft 3 in) (6 ft 3 in) (6 ft 3 in) (6 ft 3 in) (6 ft 3 inches)).