Abigail Russo is a fitness enthusiast with several workout tutorial videos on her Instagram page, however, she is widely known as the ex-girlfriend of the basketball player, Andre Drummond. She is also the mother of one of Drummond’s two children, Deon King Drummond.
Being the ex-girlfriend and baby momma of a sports celebrity has its perks, as Abigail Russo’s popularity has soared ever since she became associated with Drummond. More especially as he is a big player with an estimated net worth of $40 million.
Details of how the fitness mom and the sportsman Andre Drummond met, is sketchy at best, however, some suggest that Russo came to know the Brooklyn Net’s player when she began to attend his games.
Who is Abigail Russo?
Abigail Russo came into public focus after she began to date Andre Drummond. She has not shared her details such as her date of birth publicly, but she looks to be in her 20’s.
Moreover, information about her education, parents and early life of Andre Drummond’s ex-girlfriend can not yet be obtained. While she has not shared much about her personal life, it’s quite clear that she loves to work out and has described herself as a fitness enthusiast and shares beauty and workout videos on her IGTV.
She maintains her hourglass figure and youthful appearance through fitness exercises and dieting, and she also loves to show off her shapely figure in tight -fitting clothes.
While, we are still wondering about her past life before she got into the spotlight, an anonymous social media user has claimed that Abigail Russo used to be a stripper and was only trying to remake her image in order to become more acceptable. Russo has made no comment on the accusation.
Meanwhile, Abigail Russo reportedly dated another basketballer, Ja Morant, after her break-up with Drummond but the rumor was put on hold after Morant declared that he is single and cool on females.
Details of Abigail Russo’s relationship with Andre Drummond
Abigail Russo and her former boyfriend, Andre Drummond were an item some time ago. It is not clear how the duo got attracted to each other and began to date in 2018, but some has argued that they met in one of his matches.
Nonetheless, the relationship continued and Abigail Russo got pregnant. However, Andre Drummond caused a stir when it became known that he also got another woman pregnant at about the same time.
The woman known as Elizabeth Costadoni first announced her pregnancy for the basketball player before Abigail came out with her own pregnancy. Later, Abigail Russo welcomed her son, Deon King, in February 2019, and Costadoni also gave birth to her daughter, Aubrey EllaRose Drummond, in March, same year.
In 2021, the then two-year-old Deon King accidentally fell into their swimming pool and was saved by his father who dived into the pool fully clothed, to rescue him. The incident which was captured by a surveillance video and shared online by Andre Drummond got many fans hailing him for his quick reflexes.
The post which was shared on Twitter was captioned, “Not all heroes wear capes, A parent’s worst night mare…feat my son & I”. It also noted that no one was hurt in the incidence.
A look at Andre Drummond’s personal and professional life
Andre Jamal Drummond is an American professional basketball player born on August 10, 1993 in Vermont, New York. He plays the center position for Brooklyn Nets of the NBA. Drummond was selected 9th overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2012 draft. His listed height is 6ft 10 inches while his weight was 279lbs (127 kg).
Drummond made his mark as a player during high school when he played for the Connecticut Huskies before entering the draft. As for his early years growing up, he and his sister were raised by their mother in Connecticut from the time he was 7 years old. Drummond was the game player throughout his education and has participated in some basketball competitions as a student.
He attended Capital Magnet Preparatory School, in Hartford Connecticut and then St. Thomas Moore to complete his high school. He then proceeded to the University of Connecticut where he appeared in 34 games as a freshman and led the team in rebounds per game, blocks per game and field goal percentage.
After joining the Detroit Pistons, he was named the 2012-2013 NBA second team among other achievements. He was later traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2020, and in 2021, he signed a one-year contract worth $794,536 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Subsequently, after the Lakers were eliminated, he signed another contract with the Philadelphia 76ers worth $2.4 million. He is currently traded to the Brooklyn Nets team alongside Ben Simmons and three others.
Drummond has participated in many national team events. He was a member of the 2014 gold winning USA basketball team at the FIBA world cup, among other competitions.
Abigail Russo’s Instagram activities
Abigail Russo has a lot going on, on Instagram. From videos of her fitness tutorials to gorgeous photos of her self and her son – it’s her life as we know it.
More so, Russo has custody of her son Deon King, who also gets to spend quality time with his father, Andre Drummond. Russo is presumed to be single at the moment as she has not been publicly linked with anyone at the time of writing this article.
