Monica Wright Kevin Durant: Girlfriend or fiancé?

Monica Wright is a very lucky woman - a talented professional basketball player for the WNBA Minnesota Lynx who has been a superstar since high school.  She recently accepted a proposal from boyfriend Kevin Durant, NBA player for the Oklahoma City Thunder.   Monica Wright and Kevin Durant have busy lives, but make time for each other as boyfriend and girlfriend.

Monica Wright has been Kevin Durant's girlfriend for a while, but even as recently as May, their relationship was quiet and went unmentioned in an article about them. 

Monica Wright's boyfriend  - now fiancé - Kevin Durant is a talented player in his own right.  The Oklahoma City Thunder Stats for 2013 show that he lead in points, rebounds, assists, and steals.   Monica Wright's boyfriend Kevin Durant is equally lucky to have her as a girlfriend.

According to a report from Hollywood Life, Kevin Durant proposed to Monica Wright on Sunday.  She accepted and confirmed the proposal after the Minnesota Lynx win against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.

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Both basketball stars were serious players at the college level.  Monica Wright played University of Virginia for and Kevin Durant played for University of Texas at Austin.  Monica Wright and Kevin Durant were also up and coming basketball stars together in Washington DC during high school.  Durant and Wright have known each other since the 2006 McDonald's High School All-American Game

Monica Wright is a talented WNBA player with and average 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists a game for the Lynx this season. 

Monica Wright is ironically the name of a basketball player character in the classic movie Love and Basketball.  Kevin Durant made a reference to this on Twitter with the Tweet: "Or maybe I need a basketball playing girlfriend...hmmm lol...monica wright where r u(love n basketball)"