Jalen Green shares heartwarming birthday wish for girlfriend Draya Michele with adorable pic on IG

Draya Michele, girlfriend of Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green celebrated her 40th birthday on Thursday. Green showered her with love and appreciation on social media on her special day via an Instagram post.

Green shared a heartwarming image of him and Michele hugging each other while they're both beaming with bright smiles. He also included a brief caption, greeting Michele on her special day.

This is what the Rockets guard said in his short message for his girlfriend:

"Happy Pday to the realest on my side," Green wrote along with a heart emoji. "I love you @drayamichele."

Jalen Green's birthday message for girlfriend Draya Michele (Photo credits: jalen/Instagram)

Michele also re-posted Green's IG story along with the several other IG birthday greetings she has received.

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Draya Michele supported Jalen Green's bid to be named an All-Star this season

The voting for the starters of this year's All-Star game has ended but while it was still going on, Draya Michele showed her support for boyfriend Jalen Green. Michele posted her Instagram account to encourage her followers to vote Green into the All-Star game.

She also included a caption as well as a link to the page where fans can vote for her post.

"Don't forget to vote @Jalen for All Star," Michele wrote.

Draya Michele reminds her followers to vote Green for the All-Star game (Photo credits: drayamichele/Instagram)

As per the third return of the fan voting for the 2025 All-Star game released on Jan. 16, Green was not in the top ten. Jalen Green is unlikely to be named as one of the starters, who will be announced on Thursday during TNT's pre-game show.

Green has yet to be named to an All-Star team or win any personal accolades in the NBA, even when he played his best season.

In 2022-23, the Rockets guard averaged a career-best 22.1 points per game. He also registered 3.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. That year, the backcourt starters were Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving for Team LeBron and Donovan Mitchell and Ja Morant for Team Giannis.

This season, Green has averaged 21.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.7 apg and a career-best 1.0 steals through 43 games. While he is unlikely to be named a starter in this year's All-Star game, there is still a chance he is selected as a reserve.

The reserves will be announced on Jan. 30 but even then, some changes can still be made to the All-Star roster. Players could end up not playing for the All-Star team if they get injured, which would prompt the league to look for replacements.