Cedric Ceballos is an American professional basketball player. He has played mostly for Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers. Currently, Cedric is in the news because of his current health and deteriorated health caused due to heart attacks in between. He got a mild heart attack while playing for Arizona Scorpions and ever since then, he didn’t remain well as far as his health is concerned. Also, he had to lose weight while preparing to return to the field to rejoin the playing team.
Early Life
Cedric Ceballos was born on 2nd August 1969. He went to Ventura College for his education and later attended Cal State Fullerton. Ceballos partially possesses Mexican ancestry thus, he was asked to play for the Mexican national basketball team in the 1992 summer Olympics. Also, he is the second cousin of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant as both of their grandfathers were brothers.
Cedric Ceballos Career
Cedric Ceballos’s career includes the highlights of his winning that surrounded the NBA in 1992. He attained the goal percentage of around 57.6 in 1992-93 with Suns that made the NBA reach finals that year. He also led the Lakers to attain a score percentage of around 21.7 in the year 1994-95. His health used to be the major issue while participating in games. For example, in the year 1994-95, he made an All-Star team but couldn’t participate due to his injury. In the year 1995, he led the Lakers to achieve 21.2 as an average score for the first 50-point game in over 20 years.
In the year 2002, he signed his agreement with the Israeli team but was waved soon after a couple of games. Shortly after this, he moved to Russia and was signed by the Russian Professional Basketball team named PBC Lokomotiv Kuban. Later in 2004, he signed a contract with Los Angeles Stars who belonged to ABA. Thereafter, he became employed by Phoenix Suns as their in-arena where he used to host the weekly webcast. In March 2007, there announced that Phoenix Flame had signed Ceballos for its inaugural season in the league but later he was made at the post of an assistant coach the next month after the announcement. He then became the part-owner of ABA’s Arizona Scorpions and used to play for the team.
Health Update
In 2011, Cedric Ceballos suffered a series of heart attacks but was later fully recovered and had to undergo an angioplasty that further made him place two stents in his heart. Recently, he has been going through contracted COVID-19 and posted pictures of him while being in ICU (Intensive Care Unit). On 27th August 2021, Cedric revealed that his health is not good as he got infected due to coronavirus due to which his gold tournament had to be postponed. He posted his picture on Instagram saying that he was going through his 10th day in the hospital because of COVID-19 where he asked family, friends, and relatives to pray for him and wish him well for the recovery. Later, he commented that he was fin and discharged out of the hospital and trying to recover at home.
Cedric Ceballos Biography |
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| Real Name | Cedric Z. Ceballos |
| Birth Date | 2 August 1969 |
| Age (as of 2021) | 52 Years |
| Birth Place | Maui, Hawaii, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Basketball Player |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sun sign | Leo |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 6’ 7” – in Centimeters – 201 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 99.8 kg – in Pounds – 220 lbs |
| Shoe Size | 14 (U.S.) |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Body Type | Average |
Family |
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| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
Qualification/Education |
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| School | Manuel Dominguez High School |
| College | California State University, Fullerton, Ventura College |
Relationship Status |
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| Marital Status | Single |
| Girlfriend? Wife | Sherlynn Cook |
| Children | Cydnee Ceballos |
Cedric Ceballos Personal life
If we take a look at his personal life then he never marries anyone. But, he had a girlfriend named “Sherlyn Cook” however, it didn’t work out either. His ex. sued him for $5 million by making allegations that he broke her trust and also failed to take care of her as well their daughter. Cook added that she let go of her career and goals just to be with him but, he couldn’t fulfill those as well. From their relationship, they have a daughter Cyndee Ceballos born in 1994 and she is 27 years old now.
Cedric Ceballos Net worth
Cedric Ceballos is a former NBA player who used to earn an above-average lifestyle. He is estimated to earn a net worth of around $8 million. He is a well-known footballer and a social media figure.
Trivia
- In 1996, Ceballos made a guest appearance on the Television reality named PBS children’s series “The Puzzle Place”. The following year he played himself on the episode of “Living Single”
- In 1996, He made an appearance on the Nickelodeon game show named “Figure it Out”.
- Ceballos also worked on the album titled “B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret” in 1994 where he recorded the featuring track of early 1990 NBA players. He was also featured on various tracks while being performing with hip-hop star Warren G.
- Ceballos has almost 18.7 K followers on Twitter that further shows that he has a solid image in front of the media and the public.
- Moreover, he has almost 20K followers on Instagram with 271 posts that further shows that he is a great public figure and has a huge fan following.
