Former Shocker Fred VanVleet tweets about his new baby girl
A Wichita State great, an NBA player, and now a father.
Fred VanVleet, a recent Shocker great and a member of the 2013 Final Four team, became a first-time dad on Sunday.
VanVleet and his long-time girlfriend, Shontai Neal, celebrated the birth of their first child, a daughter, late Sunday evening in Toronto. The couple has been together since VanVleet’s high school days in Rockford, Ill., and Neal also attended Wichita State.
The birth came hours after VanVleet, who plays for the Toronto Raptors, scored a career-high 25 points in a 123-111 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. As reported by Toronto Raptors beat writer Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, VanVleet was excused from practice on Monday and Tuesday.
On Tuesday evening, VanVleet posted on Twitter about the baby, revealing that her name is Sanaa Marie VanVleet.
What an amazing 48-72 hrs..Thank you for all your love and support! I’m normally a private person but having a daughter seems too big of a blessing to hide! We welcomed a happy, healthy babygirl Monday morning. Sanaa Marie VanVleet❤️
— Fred VanVleet (@FredVanVleet) January 31, 2018
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This story was originally published January 30, 2018 at 3:11 PM with the headline "Former Shocker Fred VanVleet tweets about his new baby girl."