John Collins, the 27-year-old professional basketball player who currently plays for the NBA’s Utah Jazz, is not married and doesn’t seem interested in settling down with a wife right now.
As his social media handle suggests, he focuses entirely on his professional endeavors and the upbringing of his son Jaye Collins, whom he shares with his girlfriend, Makala Gill.
The couple welcomed their first child, Jaye, on June 10, 2020. But soon after their son turned two, John and his girlfriend separated.
While having an exclusive talk with The Athletic in 2022, John hinted at his singlehood, saying,
I’m more so understanding it now as an adult, even with my own son now. I’m a single father.
Via The Athletic
In the meantime, he further explained his difficulties raising a small kid, like the lack of sleep and the stress.
But now, John and Makala appear to be co-parenting their son. Makal often features her son on her social media handle.
John Collins’s partner is soon to become a mother for the second time!
On September 1, 2021, John Collins’ ex-partner Makala Gill announced her second pregnancy on Facebook, writing, “Baby Collins x2. 🤰🏽🤰🏽 halfway baked!.”
A month later, Makala shared some glimpses of her maternity photoshoot with her son Jaye on her Facebook and wrote in the caption,
To my unborn daughter Madison Ava Collins. 🎀👶🏽 Daddy, Jaye man, and I can’t wait to meet you. Thank you for choosing me to be your mommy. 🥹
Via Facebook
Makala repeatedly refers to her second baby as Baby Collins, which might suggest that she has now patched up with her once estranged boyfriend, basketball player John Collins, and the couple is preparing to welcome their second child together.
However, it’s only a matter of assumption since both John and Makala haven’t openly come out accepting their relationship publicly.
In case you didn’t know
- John Collins was born ‘John Martin Collins III’ in Layton, Utah, on September 23, 1997. He is currently 27 years old.
- His parents, John Collins Jr. and Lyria Rissing-Collins, served in the military. His father was in the Navy, and his mother, Lyria, was in the Air Force.
- He went to the Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, and later enrolled at Wake Forest University.
