NBA athlete Anthony Edwards is officially a married man!<\/p>\n
The Minnesota Timberwolves star tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Shannon Jackson<\/a>, on July 16, according to Minnesota marriage records. <\/p>\n Reps for Edwards did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n Fans began speculating about the couple\u2019s potential marriage status last week after Edwards, 24, was spotted at Fanatics Fest<\/a> in New York City, sporting a black band on his ring finger.<\/p>\n Anthony Edwards and Shannon Jackson (pictured above at Milan Fashion Week in June) married on July 16. REUTERS<\/p>\n The couple share a 2-year-old daughter, Aislynn (the family pictured together above). coutureinc2\/Instagram<\/p>\n Edwards and Jackson went public with their romance in 2020. They are parents to daughter Aislynn, 2,<\/p>\n The NBA star previously made headlines for allegedly fathering three other children<\/a>: daughter Aris with a woman named Daja (born in September 2023), a son named Amir with a woman named Ally D (born October 2023) and daughter Aubri\u2019 Summers with Ayesha Howard (born Oct. 14, 2024).<\/p>\n Edwards\u2019 wedding comes shortly after the professional athlete found himself embroiled in a highly publicized child support scandal with Howard.<\/p>\n Edwards (seen above holding Aislynn in March 2025) is also allegedly the dad to three other children. Anthony Edwards\/Instagram<\/p>\n The NBA star was most recently involved in a messy custody battle with model Ayesha Howard (pictured above in November 2025) over daughter Aubri\u2019 Summers. little.ms.golden\/Instagram<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The legal battle began in October 2024 when Edwards sued Howard in Georgia to establish paternity and child support. <\/p>\n In response, the model \u2014 who is also mom to son Jason with rapper Lil Baby \u2014 filed for their paternity and child support case to be heard in California in February 2025.<\/p>\n At the time, Howard claimed in documents that she and Edwards \u201cspent time together in various cities while he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves and during his off-season. In January 2024, [she] discovered that [she] was pregnant with his child.\u201d<\/p>\n Howard (seen above pregnant and holding her baby bump) welcomed a baby girl on Oct. 14, 2024. Instagram\/little.ms.golden<\/p>\n Edwards (seen above at Fanatics Fest NYC) filed legal documents against Howard in Georgia to establish paternity and child support that same month. Getty Images for Fanatics<\/p>\n She also included alleged screenshots of their texts, which unveiled how the NBA star responded<\/a> to Howard\u2019s pregnancy reveal over text.<\/p>\n One screenshot showed the mom of two writing Edwards, \u201cI\u2019m pregnant\u2026 wanted to tell you in person but you gave me no other choice. We probably should have kept it cordial but we\u2019re here now.\u201d<\/p>\n Edwards allegedly replied, \u201cOk lol. Get da abortion lol.\u201d<\/p>\n In February 2025, Howard (seen here posing on a balcony) filed to have their paternity and custody case heard in California. Instagram\/little.ms.golden<\/p>\n In April 2025, Edwards (pictured above at Fanatics Fest NYC) agreed to give Howard sole legal and physical custody of their daughter. Janet Mayer\/INSTARimages.com<\/p>\n In April 2025, the shooting guard agreed to give Howard temporary sole legal and physical custody<\/a> of their daughter. <\/p>\n Despite the agreement, things became even messier in their contentious custody battle when Howard accused Edwards of \u201cintentionally\u201d hiding assets<\/a> to avoid child support obligations for their daughter.<\/p>\n Edwards hit back at Howard\u2019s claims with a response saying she \u201corchestrated a coordinated media campaign\u201d to \u201cpressure\u201d Edwards into reaching a monetary agreement for their baby.<\/p>\n Throughout the scandal, Jackson stood by Edwards\u2019 side<\/a> and was spotted cheering him on courtside<\/a> at several of his games throughout the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NBA athlete Anthony Edwards is officially a married man! 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