{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1985)}} {{other people||Nick Young (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Nick Young | image = Nick Young Lakers.jpg | caption = Young with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014 | position = Shooting guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 210 | league = | team = | number = 1, 11, 0, 6, 34 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|1}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | high_school = Grover Cleveland<br>(Los Angeles, California) | college = USC (2004–2007) | draft_year = 2007 | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 16 | draft_team = Washington Wizards | career_start = 2007 <!--| career_number = 1, 11, 0, 6, 34-->| career_end = 2018 | years1 = {{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}} | team1 = Washington Wizards | years2 = {{nbay|2011|end}} | team2 = Los Angeles Clippers | years3 = {{nbay|2012|full=y}} | team3 = Philadelphia 76ers | years4 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2016|end}} | team4 = Los Angeles Lakers | years5 = {{nbay|2017|full=y}} | team5 = Golden State Warriors | years6 = {{nbay|2018|start}} | team6 = Denver Nuggets | highlights = * NBA champion ({{nbafy|2018}}) * 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2006, 2007) | stats_league = NBA | stat1label = Points | stat1value = 8,194 (11.4 ppg) | stat2label = Rebounds | stat2value = 1,427 (2.0 rpg) | stat3label = Assists | stat3value = 687 (1.0 apg) }}
'''Nicholas Aaron Young''' (born June 1, 1985), nicknamed "'''Swaggy P'''", is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans and was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-10. Young was selected by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft with the 16th overall pick. He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2018.
==Early life== Born in Los Angeles, California, Young played for Hamilton High School, Dorsey High School, and Cleveland High School in suburban Reseda, California. He averaged 27.2 points and 10.8 rebounds as a 2004 senior at Cleveland, earning 2004 CIF L.A. City Section, Los Angeles Times All-City and San Fernando Valley first team honors. Young shot 57.3% from the field and 46.8% from three-point range (52-of-111), had 48 steals and 41 blocks as Cleveland finished with a 25–4 record. He was tabbed the seventh-best player in the country by HoopScoop and listed by basketball columnist Frank Burlison as among the Top 50 recruits in 2004. Young once scored 56 points in one game and had 23 rebounds in another. He earned CIF L.A. City Section first team honors in 2003 and was included in a list of Top Seniors by ''Athlon Sports'' heading into 2004.
==College career== Young played for the University of Southern California from 2004 to 2007 and was All-Pac-10 First Team in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In the 2007 NCAA Tournament, he led the fifth-seeded Trojans to a berth in the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to the one-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels, 74–64.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107005808/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000022 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |title=UNC pulls off biggest rally of the season to dismiss USC |work=ESPN.com |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> Along the way, Young led USC to a 77–60 first-round win against Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730033026/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000019 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2011 |title=Gibson keys decisive Trojan victory over Hogs |work=ESPN.com |date=March 16, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> In the second round, he led the team with 22 points over the Texas Longhorns in an 87–68 win which featured the National Player of the Year, Kevin Durant, though Durant led both teams in scoring with 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322165013/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 22, 2007 |title=Young pours in 22 points for USC in blowout of Texas |work=ESPN.com |date=March 18, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref>
As expected, following his junior season,<ref>{{cite news|first=Andy|last=Katz|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2839924 |title=Trojans' Young set to declare but may not get agent |work=ESPN.com |date=April 16, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> Young announced on April 15, 2007, to the ''Los Angeles Times'' that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2007 NBA draft,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2841107 |title=USC's Young passes on senior year, turns pro |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=April 17, 2007 |access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref> where Young was selected with the 16th overall pick by the Washington Wizards.
==Professional career==
===Washington Wizards (2007–2012)=== thumb|Young in 2008|left|337x337px Young was selected 16th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2007 NBA draft. He started his first career NBA game on December 15, 2007, against the Sacramento Kings.
On January 9, 2010, Young was fined $10,000 by the Wizards for participating in antics before a game on January 5, 2010, against the Philadelphia 76ers. Gilbert Arenas was being investigated for a prior incident involving guns in the Wizards' locker room, but made light of the accusations by pointing his finger at his teammates, as if he were shooting them. Young's teammates were photographed smiling and laughing with him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4810297 |title=Wiz fine Blatche, McGee, Foye, Young|work=ESPN |date=January 9, 2010 |access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref>
Young scored a career-high 43 points on January 11, 2011, against the Sacramento Kings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/11/AR2011011107720.html |title=Wizards vs. Kings: Nick Young scores 43 and Washington survives meltdowns to win in overtime, 136-133 |work=The Washington Post |date=January 12, 2011 |access-date=May 18, 2012}}</ref>
===Los Angeles Clippers (2012)=== On March 15, 2012, Young was traded to his hometown team the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-way trade involving the Denver Nuggets and Washington Wizards. On April 16, 2012, Young helped the Clippers clinch their first playoff berth in six years with a 19-point performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was also a key part of the Clippers' comeback victory against the Memphis Grizzlies in game one of the first round of the 2012 playoffs, making three three-pointers in under a minute.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clippers 92-77 Thunder (Apr 16, 2012) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/320416012 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-15 |title=Wizards' Nick Young of USC, Cleveland High traded to Clippers |url=https://www.dailynews.com/sports/20120315/wizards-nick-young-of-usc-cleveland-high-traded-to-clippers/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Ehran |title=The Greatest Playoff Comeback in L.A. Clippers History |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1174596-the-greatest-playoff-comeback-in-la-clippers-history |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
===Philadelphia 76ers (2012–2013)=== On July 12, 2012, Young signed with the Philadelphia 76ers to a one-year deal.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers-sign-free-agent-guard-nick-young Sixers Sign Free Agent Guard Nick Young]</ref>
===Los Angeles Lakers (2013–2017)=== On July 11, 2013, Young signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakers Sign Nick Young|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/130711nickyoung|work=NBA.com|date=July 21, 2014|access-date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> During the 2013–14 season, he converted a Lakers-record seven four-point plays while averaging a career-high 17.9 points per game.<ref name=markazi_10032014>{{cite news|last=Markazi|first=Arash|title=Nick Young has torn thumb ligament|date=October 3, 2014|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/11637061/nick-young-los-angeles-lakers-undergo-surgery-tearing-radial-collateral-ligament-right-thumb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004182712/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/11637061/nick-young-los-angeles-lakers-undergo-surgery-tearing-radial-collateral-ligament-right-thumb|archive-date=October 4, 2014|access-date=October 4, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2013-14 SEASON REVIEW|work=NBA.com|url=http://www.nba.com/gamenotes/lakers.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013101237/http://www.nba.com/gamenotes/lakers.pdf|archive-date=October 13, 2014|access-date=October 4, 2014|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
On July 21, 2014, Young re-signed with Lakers to a reported four-year, $21.5 million contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakers Sign Nick Young|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/140721nickyoung_resign|work=NBA.com|date=July 21, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Young Agrees To Re-Sign With Lakers On Four-Year, $21.5M Deal|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234235/Nick-Young-Agrees-To-Re-Sign-With-Lakers-On-Four-Year-$215M-Deal|work=RealGM.com|date=July 11, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2014}}</ref> During training camp, he suffered a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament in his right thumb, and was expected to miss six to eight weeks.<ref name=markazi_10032014/> After missing the first 10 games of the season with the injury, Young made his season debut on November 18 against the Atlanta Hawks, recording 17 points and five rebounds in a 114–109 win.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bryant leads struggling Lakers past Hawks 114-109|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20141118/LALATL/gameinfo.html|work=NBA.com|date=November 18, 2014|access-date=November 19, 2014}}</ref> On December 12, he scored a season-high 29 points in a 112–110 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Young 2014-15 Game Log|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/y/youngni01/gamelog/2015/|work=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=December 27, 2015}}</ref>
On November 30, 2016, Young was ruled out for two to four weeks due to a strained right calf muscle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2016/11/30/lakers-nick-young-out-2-4-weeks-strained-calf|title=Lakers' Nick Young to miss 2-4 weeks with calf injury|work=NBA.com|date=November 30, 2016|access-date=November 30, 2016}}</ref> On December 17, he made eight three-pointers and scored a season-high 32 points in a 119–108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899844|title=LeBron scores 16 in fourth as Cavs outlast Lakers 119-108|work=ESPN.com|date=December 17, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2016}}</ref> Between late December and early January, Young's burst from long range gave him 36 three-pointers in eight games—the most in an eight-game stretch in Lakers franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899387|title=Kyle Lowry scores 41 as Raptors hold off Lakers, 123-114|work=ESPN.com|date=January 1, 2017|access-date=January 2, 2017}}</ref> On April 2, 2017, after being held out of 11 of the previous 12 games despite being healthy, Young was shut down by the Lakers for the last five regular-season games.<ref>{{cite web|last=Medina|first=Mark|title=Lakers' D'Angelo Russell takes 'huge step forward' during game against Grizzlies|url=http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20170402/lakers-dangelo-russell-takes-huge-step-forward-during-game-against-grizzlies|access-date=April 3, 2017|work=DailyNews.com|date=April 2, 2017}}</ref> On June 21, 2017, the Lakers announced that Young elected not to exercise his option to extend his contract for the 2017–18 season, thus becoming an unrestricted free agent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Young Becomes Free Agent|url=http://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/170621-nick-young-declines-option|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 22, 2017|date=June 21, 2017}}</ref>
===Golden State Warriors (2017–2018)=== On July 7, 2017, Young signed with the Golden State Warriors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/nick-young-signed-20170707|title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Nick Young|work=NBA.com|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> During his Warriors debut in their season opener on October 17, Young came off the bench to hit six three-pointers and score 23 points in a narrow 122–121 loss to the Houston Rockets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400974438|title=Rockets rally to spoil defending champion Warriors return|work=ESPN.com|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=October 17, 2017}}</ref> He helped the Warriors reach the 2018 NBA Finals, where they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in a four-game sweep, with Young winning his first NBA championship.
===Denver Nuggets (2018)=== On December 10, 2018, Young signed with the Denver Nuggets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver Nuggets Sign Nick Young, Waive Brandon Goodwin|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets-sign-nick-young-waive-goodwin-121018-2|website=NBA.com|date=December 10, 2018|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref> He was waived on December 30 after appearing in only four games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Denver Nuggets waive guard Nick Young|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/12/30/denver-nuggets-waive-nick-young|website=NBA.com|date=December 30, 2018|access-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref>
=== Macau Black Bears (2023) === On September 26, 2023, Young signed with the Macau Black Bears of The Asian Tournament (TAT),<ref>{{cite news|first=Emiliano|last=Carchia|title=Macau Black Bears sign Nick Young and Liu Chuanxing|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/macau-black-bears-sign-nick-young-and-liu-chuanxing/|newspaper=Sportando|date=October 2, 2023|access-date=October 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=曾曉瀅 |title=歷克楊格加盟澳門黑熊今訪港 期望退役後第二人生 |url=https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/447117 |access-date=December 5, 2023 |work=體路 |date=October 27, 2023}}</ref> but the event was cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |title=尼克楊格復出為澳門黑熊「地標」成泡影 稱「有球員身體不適至人數不足未能作賽」 |url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/article/20231027/s00006/1698415294568/%E7%B1%83%E7%90%83-%E5%B0%BC%E5%85%8B%E6%A5%8A%E6%A0%BC%E5%BE%A9%E5%87%BA%E7%82%BA%E6%BE%B3%E9%96%80%E9%BB%91%E7%86%8A%E3%80%8C%E5%9C%B0%E6%A8%99%E3%80%8D%E6%88%90%E6%B3%A1%E5%BD%B1-%E7%A8%B1%E3%80%8C%E6%9C%89%E7%90%83%E5%93%A1%E8%BA%AB%E9%AB%94%E4%B8%8D%E9%81%A9%E8%87%B3%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%B8%E4%B8%8D%E8%B6%B3%E6%9C%AA%E8%83%BD%E4%BD%9C%E8%B3%BD%E3%80%8D |access-date=December 5, 2023 |publisher=明報新聞網 |date=October 27, 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend|champion=y|leader=y}}
===NBA=== ====Regular season==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2007}} | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 75 || 2 || 15.4 || .439 || .400 || .815 || 1.5 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 7.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}} | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 5 || 22.4 || '''.444''' || .341 || .850 || 1.8 || 1.2 || .5 || .2 || 10.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}} | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 74 || 23 || 19.2 || .418 || '''.406''' || .800 || 1.4 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 8.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}} | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 64 || 40 || '''31.8''' || .441 || .387 || .816 || '''2.7''' || 1.2 || .7 || '''.3''' || 17.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}} | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 40 || 32 || 30.3 || .406 || .371 || .862 || 2.4 || 1.1 || '''.8''' || '''.3''' || 16.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}} | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 22 || 3 || 23.5 || .394 || .353 || .821 || 1.6 || .5 || .6 || '''.3''' || 9.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}} | style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia | 59 || 17 || 23.9 || .413 || .357 || .820 || 1.8 || 1.4 || .6 || .2 || 10.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}} | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 64 || 9 || 28.3 || .435 || .386 || .825 || 2.6 || '''1.5''' || .7 || .2 || '''17.9''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}} | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 42 || 0 || 23.8 || .366 || .369 || '''.892''' || 2.3 || 1.0 || .5 || .3 || 13.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}} | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 54 || 2 || 19.1 || .339 || .325 || .829 || 1.8 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2016}} | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers | 60 || '''60''' || 25.9 || .430 || .404 || .856 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .6 || .2 || 13.2 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| {{nbay|2017}}† | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 80 || 8 || 17.4 || .412 || .377 || .862 || 1.6 || .5 || .5 || .1 || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}} | style="text-align:left;"| Denver | 4 || 0 || 9.3 || .333 || .375 || .000 || .3 || .5 || .0 || .3 || 2.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 720 || 201 || 22.8 || .418 || .376 || .836 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 11.4 {{S-end}}
====Playoffs==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008 | style="text-align:left;"| Washington | 4 || 0 || 4.3 || .111 || .000 || .750 || .5 || '''.3''' || '''.5''' || .0 || 1.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012 | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 11 || 0 || '''18.2''' || '''.433''' || '''.515''' || '''.889''' || '''1.1''' || '''.3''' || .3 || '''.4''' || '''8.3''' |- | style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;"| 2018† | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | '''20''' || '''2''' || 10.3 || .302 || .298 || .750 || .6 || .2 || .1 || .0 || 2.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 35 || 2 || 12.1 || .357 || .378 || .833 || .7 || .2 || .2 || .1 || 4.2 {{S-end}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| USC | 29 || 24 || 25.7 || .441 || .315 || .644 || 4.1 || 1.3 || .8 || '''.3''' || 11.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| USC | 30 || 30 || '''33.9''' || .467 || .333 || '''.801''' || '''6.6''' || '''1.6''' || '''1.0''' || .2 || 17.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| USC | '''37''' || '''36''' || 33.2 || '''.525''' || '''.440''' || .786 || 4.6 || 1.4 || .7 || '''.3''' || '''17.5''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 96 || 90 || 31.1 || .483 || .368 || .764 || 5.1 || 1.4 || .8 || .3 || 15.5 {{S-end}}
== Boxing career == On September 10, 2022, Young made his boxing debut against TikTok star Malcolm Minikon in an exhibition bout as the co-feature on the Austin McBroom vs. AnEsonGib at the Banc of California Stadium.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AnEsonGib VS Austin McBroom: Fight Date, How To Watch And Tickets |url=https://www.sportbible.com/boxing/anesongib--austin-mcbroom-fight-date-tickets-watch-20220609 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=sportbible.com |date=June 9, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The bout ended as a no contest after an accidental headbutt was performed by Minikon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Rob |title=Nick Young vs. Malcolm Minikon Fight Stopped After Ex-Lakers Star Sent Through Ropes |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10048610-nick-young-vs-malcolm-minikon-fight-stopped-after-ex-lakers-star-sent-through-ropes |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Young's parents are Charles and Mae Young. He grew up in Los Angeles with four brothers. Young's oldest brother, Charles Jr., was killed by a gang when Nick was only five years old.
In 2007, Young became the main subject of a documentary titled ''Second Chance Season'', in which his exploits, shortcomings, and successes are reviewed, as well as giving a glimpse of his family.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809884053/info |title=Second Chance Season (2007) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=January 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223536/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809884053/info |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Young's nickname is "Swaggy P", which he said is a pseudo-biblical reference to "the Prophet of Swag".<ref>{{cite web|last=Markazi|first=Arash|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/40835/the-lakers-odd-couple |title=The Lakers' 'Odd Couple' |work=ESPN.com |date=January 6, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> In October 2025, Young was cast as character number 13 for the Fox show Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (season four).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-24 |title=Two Stars Abruptly Quit Special Forces: World's Toughest Test |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1424185/nick-young-ravi-v-patel-quit-special-forces-worlds-toughest-test |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=E! Online}}</ref> He quit the show after the fifth episode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-24 |title=Two Stars Abruptly Quit Special Forces: World's Toughest Test |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1424185/nick-young-ravi-v-patel-quit-special-forces-worlds-toughest-test |access-date=2025-10-28 |website=E! Online}}</ref>
=== Relationships and family === Young is the cousin of fellow NBA player Kevon Looney. They became teammates with the Warriors in 2017–18 and won the NBA championship together that season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Connor|last=Letourneau|title=Warriors' Kevon Looney readies for 'big' Summer League|date=July 9, 2017|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-Kevon-Looney-readies-for-big-11275191.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911132442/http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-Kevon-Looney-readies-for-big-11275191.php|archive-date=September 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Young is also a cousin of rappers Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tucker|first=Tristan|title=Baby Keem pops off, delivers big in debut album|url=https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/baby-keem-pops-off-delivers-big-in-debut-album/article_f998140a-1501-11ec-b8b5-f3e57dbea82f.html|access-date=2021-11-03|website=Technician|date=September 13, 2021|language=en|archive-date=November 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114222441/https://www.technicianonline.com/culture/baby-keem-pops-off-delivers-big-in-debut-album/article_f998140a-1501-11ec-b8b5-f3e57dbea82f.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Palladino|first1=Paul|title=Interview: Nick Young Talks Style, His Cousin Kendrick Lamar and His Experience With a Fire Extinguisher|url=http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/10/interview-nick-young-talks-style-his-cousin-kendrick-lamar-and-his-experience-with-a-fire-extinguisher|website=complex.com|access-date=May 11, 2018|date=October 31, 2012}}</ref>
Young has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with his high school sweetheart, Keonna Green, since 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/nick-youngs-pregnant-ex-keonna-green-breaks-her-silence-w212199/ |title=Nick Young's Pregnant Ex, Keonna Green, Breaks Her Silence: 'I'm Not Going to Apologize for Being in Love' |last1=Sullivan |first1=Marisa |last2=Webber |first2=Stephanie |date=July 6, 2016 |website=US Weekly |access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> They have had four children together: three sons (born in 2012, 2019 and 2024) and a daughter (born in 2016).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grant|first=Jasmine|date=2020-10-23|title=Ex-'Basketball Wives' Star Keonna Green and Nick Young Expecting Their Third Child|url=https://www.essence.com/love/ex-basketball-wives-star-keonna-green-and-nick-young-expecting-their-third-child/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Essence|language=en-US}}</ref> They became engaged in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=VanHoose|first=Benjamin|date=2019-12-26|title=Nick Young Proposes to Mother of His 3 Children 3 Years After Iggy Azalea Scandal|url=https://people.com/sports/nick-young-engaged-keonna-green-christmas-proposal/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=People|language=en}}</ref>
Young and Australian rapper Iggy Azalea announced their engagement on June 1, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=JoVonn|first=Jeroslyn|date=2020-12-26|title=The Truth About Nick Young And Iggy Azalea's Relationship|url=https://www.nickiswift.com/302221/the-truth-about-nick-young-and-iggy-azaleas-relationship/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=NickiSwift.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Azalea broke off their engagement a year later after a video of Young discussing how he was having an affair with another woman surfaced.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ward|first1=Mary|title=Iggy Azalea broke up with Nick Young after catching infidelity on 'security footage'|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/81670311/iggy-azalea-broke-up-with-nick-young-after-catching-infidelity-on-security-footage|website=stuff.co.nz|access-date=May 11, 2018|date=July 1, 2016}}</ref> After Azalea broke off her engagement to Young, Green confirmed that she was 22 weeks pregnant with their daughter.<ref name="Young1">{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/nick-young-responds-to-iggy-azalea-cheating-allegations-w211951 |title=Young's previous relationship |last=Chen |first=Joyce |date=July 2, 2016 |website=US Magazine |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/778034/nick-young-s-ex-keonna-green-confirms-she-s-pregnant-with-their-baby-feels-no-guilt-about-iggy-azalea-split |title=Nick Young's Ex Keonna Green Confirms She's Pregnant With Their Baby, Feels No Guilt About Iggy Azalea Split |publisher=E! News |date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=July 7, 2016}}</ref>
=== Meme === In October 2014, Young uploaded a YouTube video of himself going about his daily life with an assistant known as "Big Meat".<ref name="vice.com">{{Cite web |title=When Nick Young The Basketball Player Met Nick Young The Meme |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/when-nick-young-the-basketball-player-met-nick-young-the-meme/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=Vice |date=January 26, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> A screenshot of the video, showing Young giving a perplexed look, went viral soon after, becoming an internet meme.<ref name="vice.com"/> Reflecting on it, Young once remarked, "Some people only recognize me for that — ain't you the meme guy?"<ref>{{Cite news |title='He's a meme every night he plays': Nick Young's one-of-a-kind NBA career rolls on |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2017/02/17/nick-young/ |access-date=2023-08-29 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref>
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