NBA star Dejounte Murray and model Jania Meshell are now parents of two children after welcoming a baby boy.
Jania shared the first glimpses of their son’s arrival on Instagram Stories Friday, posting video from her hospital stay. The clips showed her room, moments of her resting in bed and her swollen feet.
“Legs and feet so swollen,” she wrote across one video. The footage ended with Jania smiling while cradling her newborn son.
In a second clip, the baby lay against his mother’s chest, bundled in a hospital blanket. Jania accompanied the post with three blue heart emojis.
Dejounte was by her side throughout the hospital stay. Jania also posted a photo of the New Orleans Pelicans guard resting under a blanket, with balloons celebrating the arrival of a baby boy visible in the background.
“My man is tired,” she captioned the snapshot.
Murray was absent from the Pelicans’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday, October 29, choosing to be present for his son’s birth. Head coach Jamahl Mosley confirmed that the family arrival prompted his absence.
The couple announced their pregnancy in July, when Jania posted a maternity photo shoot with the message: “Breaking News: Baby Murray is coming soon.”
Dejounte later confirmed in the comments that they were expecting a boy.
Earlier this month, Jania shared more maternity portraits featuring herself and Dejounte, along with a heartfelt message addressed to their unborn child.
“You will never have to wonder how deeply you are loved, my son. It started long before your first breath,” she wrote.
Their new arrival joins the couple’s daughter, Icelynn Mercedes Murray, who was born on April 9, 2023.
Jania is also the mother of Kacey, whom she shares with rapper NBA YoungBoy. Dejounte has an older daughter, Riley, from a previous relationship.