How many kids does Draya Michele have? Family, relationship history, and more explored as 40-yr-old actress banters with 23-yr-old beau Jalen Green

Draya Michele was recently spotted engaging in playful banter with her boyfriend Jalen Green over driving and their driver’s licenses.

According to a post shared on X by My Mixtapez, the 40-year-old actress can be seen telling 23-year-old Green that she is a better driver as she had a driver’s license his entire life. The X post says,

“40 Y/O Draya explains to 23 Y/O Jalen Green why she’s the better driver: “I’ve had a driver’s license your whole life.”

With her statement, Michele implies that she has more experience than he when it comes to driving.

Draya Michele recently shared a clip of her little ones on her Instagram stories having a sweet moment. She is a mother to three kids, per People magazine. Her eldest child is her son Kniko, her second child is her son, Jru, and her third child is her daughter Lyght, whom she shares with NBA star Green.

Here is all we know about Draya Michele’s kids and her relationship with Green.

When did Draya Michele meet Jalen Green?

Draya Michele and Jalen Green met in August 2023, according to a report in People magazine. They initially kept their relationship private but it became known to public with time.

Reports suggest their romance received criticism due to their 17-year age gap. However, the two have been going strong despite the backlash.

Draya Michele, who is an actress, model and entrepreneur, rose to fame after appearing on VH1’s Basketball Wives LA in 2011. She has 9.3 million followers on Instagram and more than 98,000 followers on TikTok, as per New York Post.

Speaking of the critics trolling her relationship with Green, she said:

“I mean, you try to get to that point [where you don’t give a f–k], but I mean you’re still human and you still have feelings. Sometimes, you know you can read things that are hurtful and you want to just let it roll off, but it doesn’t always work like that.”

She added:

“It also depends on what type of day you’re already having when you read the message… I take it because it comes with it, with the limelight, like I said. But I’m human and I have feelings.”

Draya Michele welcomed a baby girl with her boyfriend Jalen Green in May 2024. They named her Lyght. Revealing her face for the first time, Green shared a post on Father’s Day in June 2025. He wrote:

“Fatherhood but make it fashion.”

Michele's eldest child Kniko Howard was born in 2002 when she was 17. Kniko is 22 now. HotNewHipHop reported that his father is Kniko Howard Sr. Michele herself confirmed the rumors in a now-deleted Instagram post from February 2016.

In her post, she informed that she:

“got pregnant at 17 by a man who became incarcerated for 10 years when I was 7 months pregnant.”

She added that he now works as a "barber" and lives in Pennsylvania.

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In 2021, as per People, she shared that her son is starting his freshman year at Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Her other son is Jru Scandrick, 9, whom she shares with former fiancé Orlando Scandrick. Jru was born on April 8, 2016. His name is pronounced as Drew.

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