Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Tamiyka R Lockhart is the former wife of retired NBA player and television personality Kenny Anderson.
- Hardworking and supportive, Tamiyka has always done her best to stay as far away from the spotlight as possible and has always made a point of minding her own business.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Tamiyka was born and raised in America. She has not spoken much about her background. Little is publicly known about her childhood or general upbringing.
- Lockhart married former basketball player and controversial figure Kenny Anderson in 2002.
- The couple soon welcomed one child, a son named Ken Jr., before filing for divorce in 2004, just two years after their marriage.
- Throughout their marriage, Tamiyka did her best to keep a low profile and was rarely seen except when attending special events with her husband. She also chose to retain her maiden name, Lockhart and rarely used Kenny’s last name.
Controversial Husband :
- Before marrying Tamiyka, Kenny Anderson had already built an impressive career, but he had also struggled with a lot of personal demons.
- Anderson made a mark for himself early on in life when he played for the Archbishop Molloy High School & was considered one of the most athletically gifted institutions in New York. During his time at Molloy School, he set a scoring record that took 18 years to be broken.
- Kenny went on to further impress professional basketball scouts with his skills at Georgia Institute of Technology. He eventually joined the NBA in 1991 after being drafted by the New Jersey Nets.
- Kenny ended his NBA career rather controversially after refusing to play for the Canadian team, Toronto Raptors. He would later move to Lithuania, where he failed to impress the team and was eventually dropped after the 2006 season.
- Since his release, Kenny has had a fairly troubled life that includes battling addictions and recovering from past abuse. He has also been stopped and arrested for driving under the influence and with his children in the car.
- Despite being a Multi-Millionaire athlete, Kenny even once filed for bankruptcy!
Tamiyka’s Relationship with Kenny :
- Tamiyka was Kenny’s second wife. He was previously married to reality TV personality Tamisha Akbar (Also known as Tami Roman) for about seven years from 1994 to 2001.
- There is not a lot of information about how Tamiyka and Kenny met, but he had definitely made a few headlines with news of his serial infidelity.
- Right before the couple got married, he was engaged in a bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife Akbar who wanted to reverse the terms of their pre-nuptial contract because she felt she deserved something after years of putting up with his cheating habits.
- After getting married, Tamiyka became the stepmother to his six children, but that did not last long as they got divorced just two years after getting married.
- Kenny went on to marry Natasha Anderson in 2007.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Tamiyka and Kenny’s son was born in the same year that Kenny’s mistress gave birth to his child. Both children have the exact same name.
The above picture is of Tami Roman, his second wife and mother to his 2 daughters not Tamyka Lockahart his first wife, with whom he has a son. Just keeping it straight.