JJ Barea

Basketball Player

Birthday June 26, 1984

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Mayaguez, PR

Age 39 years old

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About

Puerto Rican NBA point guard who helped lead the Dallas Mavericks to an NBA Championship in 2011, then joined the Minnesota Timberwolves after the season. He rejoined the Mavericks in 2014 and in 2017, became a head coach for Indios de Mayaguez.

Before Fame

He helped Miami Christian School win a Florida state championship his senior year.

Trivia

He became only the seventh Puerto Rican athlete to play in the NBA.

Family Life

He had a son, Sebastian, with former Miss Universe 2006 Zulekya Rivera. In 2013, he began dating Miss Universe 2011 Viviana Ortiz. The couple welcomed a daughter in 2016 and married the same year. 

Associated With

He was teammates with Dirk Nowitzki on the Dallas Mavericks from 2006 to 2011.