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Malik Monk Parents: Meet Jacaynlene Monk and Michael Scales

Malik Monk is an American professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Malik Monk Biography

He was born on February 4th, 1998, in the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Malik attended a high school in Lepanto, Arkansas, which was called the East Poinsett County High School. He later got transferred to Bentonville High School in Bentonville, Arkansas.

He finally completed high school in Bentonville and immediately got into the University of Kentucky. His family told him to study at the University of Arkansas but he went with the University of Kentucky.

 At that time, the Charlotte Hornets selected him in the 1st round. Later, he played for the team for overall five seasons until 2021.

Monk’s older sibling, Marcus Monk, is a retired football wide receiver and basketball player. He played for the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants during his active years. Currently, he is running a sports consultancy, Monk Promotional Management Group, as a CEO.

Ever since he was a young kid, he was enthusiastic and interested when it came to basketball, it was a dream of his to become a basketball player and play on a professional level. 

He also competed for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team, Arkansas Wings Elite, on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball Circuit (EYBL) in the spring and summer of the year 2015 where he averaged a total of 19.7 points per game.

Malik was selected with the eleventh overall pick in the NBA draft of the year 2017 by the Charlotte Hornets on June 22nd, 2017. On July 2nd, 2017, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Charlotte Hornets which was worth over 15,726,047 dollars.

Although his total assets aren’t valued yet, Malik signed a 4-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets for a total of 15,726,047 dollars. He has an annual salary average of over 3,931,512 dollars.

In the year 2020-21, he was earning a base salary of 5,345,687 dollars. His net worth is estimated to be around $9 million.

Malik Monk does not have a wife or girlfriend at the moment. He has kept his intimate life private from the paparazzi. Moreover, it seems like he does not want to share his love story in the media’s headlines.

Malik Monk Parents: Meet Jacaynlene Monk and Michael Scales

He was born to a lovely couple, Jacaynlene Monk and Michael Scales.

 However, his parents divorced after finding incompatibilities when he was a child.

Following the divorce, Monk grew up under his single mother’s wings. Moreover, his mom attended East Poinsett Co. High School in Lepanto, Arkansas. She resides in the ninth-largest city, Bentonville.

Meanwhile, Malik’s dad is a graduate of Marked Tree High School based in Arkansas. He is a self-employed man who loves catching fish in the summer season. As of now, he is located at Trumann city in Poinsett County.

Source;Ghgossip.com

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