Long and Udoka, then a professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings, first met in Boston in February 2010, according to the Boston Globe. A mutual friend set them up when they were both in the city; Long was filming a pilot for NBC and Udoka was playing against the Boston Celtics.
The former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actress and the NBA player spent their first date talking in the hotel lobby until 1 a.m. The following night, they went to an Italian restaurant in the North End of Boston. The two became a couple soon after.
How many children do Ime Udoka and Nia Long have together?
After five years and one child together, Long and Udoka became parents to a baby boy named Kez Sunday on Nov. 7, 2011, a rep for the actress confirmed. Both mother and child are healthy and happy to be home,” her rep said in a statement.
I honestly asked God for this,” Long said of her pregnancy. “I remember I was driving home from the doctor, and I called Ime, and I was like, ‘Babe, I’m really kind of sad right now … the doctor actually said if I wanted to have more children, it would be hard.
