Kevin Porter Jr. gets married — with his wife trading bridal white for all black

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Christian Arnold

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Kevin Porter Jr., the 26-year-old guard for the Milwaukee Bucks, recently got married to Tee Janay in an unconventional wedding where both wore all black attire. The couple shared photos from their celebration on Instagram, showing them surrounded by guests during the reception. While the exact date of the wedding is not specified, a post by celebrity bridal designer Inna Elsie indicates that Tee Janay wore one of her designs for the occasion five days prior to Porter’s announcement. Porter exercised his $5.39 million player option with the Bucks and averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game before an injury in March cut short his season.
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Kevin Porter Jr., a 26-year-old NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks, recently got married to his wife Tee Janay. He shared photos on Instagram showing both wearing all black attire, with Porter in a suit and Janay in a black wedding dress holding purple flowers. The couple also posted images of fireworks at their reception and dancing surrounded by guests. The Bucks congratulated Porter via X (formerly Twitter). Porter is entering his third season with the team after exercising a $5.39 million player option, though his 2022-23 season was shortened due to injury; he averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 7.4 assists per game in the 38 games played before getting injured.

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Christian Arnold
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🔮 This will be his first season in Milwaukee without Giannis Antetokounmpo on the roster after the NBA star was traded to the Heat in July.
🔮 “But as long as I focus on what I need to do, that would be the next step in my career.
🔮 Buffalo announced that the standout defensive tackle would miss its Week 2 matchup against the Lions shortly before 7 p.m., a little more than an hour before kickoff for the “Thursday Night Football” game.
🔮 WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced she would be retiring at the end of 2026 while the FIBA World Cup was going on, and Breanna Stewart said that she had no idea at first about the news, indicating it had come out while Team USA was playing.
🔮 “Our priority will always be to show up with a healthy and strong mind for ourselves and our 5 children.
🔮 “I wanted to do whatever I could to win that game.
🔮 The U.S. men’s national team’s first camp since the World Cup is expected to feature plenty of young players as the program begins a fresh start heading into the 2030 World Cup cycle.
🔮 Hellebuyck did not report to training camp this week, which triggered the suspension that was announced on Wednesday and is expected to be addressed by Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on Thursday when he meets with reporters.
🔮 When the 2030 World Cup rolls around, U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino will have had a full cycle to figure out his roster.
🔮 “There’s like 20 guys in that Broncos organization that I know and love would love nothing more than help them, you know, win a game to get to the get to Super Bowl and then go win that thing, man.
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Bucks Cavaliers Heat Milwaukee NBA

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Porter PERSON · 10× Bucks ORG · 5× Milwaukee ORG · 2× NBA ORG · 2× Tee Janay PERSON · 2× Antetokounmpo PERSON · 1× Giannis Antetokounmpo PERSON · 1× Heat ORG · 1× Inna Elsie PERSON · 1× Kevin Porter Jr. PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Porter would prove valuable during the upcoming campaign if he can replicate the success he had last season as the Bucks go through a massive change following Antetokounmpo’s departure.
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🔮 This will be his first season in Milwaukee without Giannis Antetokounmpo on the roster after the NBA star was traded to the Heat in July.

Claims (14 extracted, 3 hedged)

Kevin Porter Jr. is a married man. asserted
Jr. → marry → ?
The Bucks guard recently wed his now wife, Tee Janay, according to a post on Porter’s Instagram page on Thursday. uncertain
guard → we → Thursday
Porter, 26, posted a carousel of photos on his social media page that showed the couple’s wedding and captioned the post, “WE/DO Mrs. Porter.” asserted
WE → post → Porter
The pictures Porter posted showed the couple both wearing all black, with the hooper in a black suit and his bride donning a black wedding dress and holding purple flowers. asserted
bride → post → flowers
Other images showed the newlyweds looking off at fireworks that appeared to be featured during the reception and the two dancing while surrounded by guests at the nuptials. asserted
two → show → nuptials
The Bucks, whom Porter has played for over the past two seasons, congratulated Porter with a post on X. It’s unclear when the wedding took place, but a post by celebrity bridal designer Inna Elsie went up five days prior to Thursday, boasting that Tee Janay had worn one of the designer’s bridal robes. uncertain
Janay → play → robes
Porter is entering his third season in Milwaukee after he exercised the $5.39 million player option in his contract. asserted
he → enter → contract
His season was cut short by injury in March, but he had averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game in the 38 games he did play for the Bucks during the 2025-26 season. asserted
he → cut → season
This will be his first season in Milwaukee without Giannis Antetokounmpo on the roster after the NBA star was traded to the Heat in July. asserted
star → trade → July
Porter would prove valuable during the upcoming campaign if he can replicate the success he had last season as the Bucks go through a massive change following Antetokounmpo’s departure. asserted
Bucks → prove → departure
Porter has been in the NBA for six seasons, starting his career with the Cavaliers before spending time with the Rockets, Clippers and Bucks. asserted
Porter → start → Rockets
Porter was arrested on Sept. 11, 2023, in New York and charged with assault and strangulation of his then-girlfriend Kysre Gondrezick. asserted
Porter → arrest → girlfriend
Gondrezick later denied being hit and told The Post at the time that her “injuries don’t support any of those claims” made by authorities. uncertain
injuries → deny → authorities
He eventually agreed to a plea deal, agreeing to charges of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree. asserted
He → agree → degree
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