Who Is Basketball Star Amari Bailey’s Mom? 6 Things to Know About Johanna Leia

usmagazine.com:

Basketball can be a family business — and for Amari Bailey’s family, the dream of NBA success has been a long time coming.Bailey is one of the most promising basketball players in the class of 2022.

Currently playing for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins, the 18-year-old shooting guard could be headed for the NBA one day — potentially as soon as his first season with the Bruins concludes.Amid Bailey’s rise to the top of his game, his mother, Johanna Leia, has been one of his fiercest cheerleaders in helping him succeed.“Being a single mother I always wondered how you’ve been able to do the stuff that you’ve done for our family,” the college student praised Leia, 41, via Instagram in May 2020. “Thank you for having those conversations that I didn’t always wanna hear or have and thank you for keeping our beautiful family as one unit.

Not a lot of people know about our roller coast journey. Trust none of this was sweet at all.”He added: “Your resiliency is more admirable in my life and day to day than you may know.

Thank you for always being a shoulder I can cry. Our best friend relationship throws many off but I wouldn’t want it any other way tbh