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Rakeem Christmas Is Jasmine Jordan's Husband to Be and the Father of Her Son

Nov 02, 2023

06:15 P.M.

The man set to be Jasmine Jordan's husband, Rakeem Christmas, is a former NBA player signed by a Mexican team. The couple are parents to a toddler.

Rakeem Christmas has played basketball worldwide, including an NBA in Indiana. He was introduced to his partner, Jasmine Jordan, while they were students.

Concrete information about his relationship with Jasmine has dried up recently, as they no longer post about each other on social media.

Rakeem Christmas of the Breakers looks on during game one of the NBL Semi Final series between Melbourne United and the New Zealand Breakers at Hisense Arena, on March 3, 2018, in Melbourne, Australia. | Source: Getty Images

Jasmine Jordan's Future Husband Spent His Childhood in the Virgin Islands

Rakeem Maleek Christmas was born in December 1991 to Ronald Christmas and Landra Jenny Hamid in New Jersey. As a child relocated to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, with his mom.

After her passing when he was five, he remained on the island with his grandmother until he was 13, after which he went to live with his aunt in Philadelphia. He only began playing basketball in earnest in his early teens.

The 6'9" sportsman played basketball for Syracuse University, where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in communications and rhetorical study. He met Jasmine while attending the New York school.

Rakeem Christmas #25 of the Syracuse Orange dunks the ball against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the game at Petersen Events Center, on February 7, 2015, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | Source: Getty Images

He was with the Indiana Pacers in the NBA for two seasons before embarking on an international basketball career. Rakeem Sr. has played in Turkey and New Zealand and signed with the Santos de San Luis in Mexico in 2023.

There is no evidence of a wedding taking place.

His future father-in-law, Michael Jordan, supported his move to Turkey and has given him "tips and advice with certain decisions." However, the younger man says that they do not "really talk about basketball that much."

Rakeem Christmas and Jasmine Jordan Planned to Get Married in 2020

Rakeem Michael Christmas was born just in time for Jasmine and Rakeem Sr. to spend Mother's Day with him in May 2019. Grandpa Michael is "having fun watching" his grandson.

In a video interview a week before Rakeem Jr.'s first birthday, Jasmine said that she and her fiancé will celebrate alone with their son due to the COVID-19 restrictions of 2020.

While she did not mention Rakeem Sr., photos of them together were shown in the insert. She confirmed that their wedding plans for that fall were still on track.

Jasmine Jordan attends the 2022 Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani South Street, on November 30, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Getty Images

Jasmine Jordan Does Not Refer to Rakeem Christmas as Her Husband

There is no evidence of a wedding taking place, but she introduced herself as Jasmine Jordan-Christmas in a profile in November 2021. Throughout the video, her enormous engagement ring was on full display.

Photos of Jasmine and Rakeem Sr. have been scrubbed from their respective Instagram accounts, a common practice by couples in the spotlight to protect their privacy. She still tags him in posts about their child.

Rakeem Christmas of the Indiana Pacers poses for a photo as part of 2017 NBA London Global Games at the London Eye, on January 9, 2017, in London, England. | Source: Getty Images

Going on a podcast in mid-2023, Jasmine Jordan referred to Rakeem Sr. multiple times as the father of her son, with no mention of his relation to her.

However, she looks to be still wearing her engagement ring on her left hand. As of November 2023, she does not use the double-barrel last name on social media, going by Jasmine M. Jordan.