Who is Caressa Suzzette Madden? Facts About Delonte West’s Wife

Wives of athletes and celebrities always find themselves in the spotlight when their partners are in the news for something great they have done in their careers. For Caressa Suzzette Madden, however, she became a point of interest to the public as a result of the problems her husband Delonte West was facing.

The former NBA player has over the years had a few run-ins with the law. He has also been pictured begging on the streets a couple of times. This is mindblowing when you realize that West put pen to paper on 7-figure contracts during his playing days. With her husband’s lack of finances, Caressa must have had to shoulder the financial burden of raising their children. How exactly did she do this? Find out what she does and details of her net worth below.

Profile Summary of Caressa Suzzette Madden

• Full Name: Caressa Suzzette Madden
• Date of Birth: May 13, 1988
• Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas
• Zodiac Sign: Taurus
• Ethnicity: White
• Nationality: American
• Hair Color: Black
• Eye Color: Black
• Height: 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 m)
• Marital Status: Married
• Husband: Delonte West
• Caressa Suzzette Madden’s Children: Two Sons (including Cash West)
• Net Worth: $300,000

Caressa Suzzette Madden Biography

Caressa Suzzette was born on the 13th of May, 1988. She was welcomed into the world in the southern U.S. state of Texas, in Dallas to be precise. This makes her an American by nationality. Ethnically, she is a white woman.

Unfortunately, all other information about her origins is not known. Details about her parents and whether or not she has any siblings are not public knowledge. This is because she only came into the spotlight after her marriage to her basketball-playing husband.

Caressa is reported to have attended a local Dallas high school but what university she subsequently attended, if at all she did, is not known.

She Met the Basketballer in 2011

Caressa Suzzette Madden is reported to have met her future husband at a mutual friend’s party in 2011. This was said to have been during the time there was a lockout in the NBA so Delonte West certainly had a lot of time on his hands as he was sort of unemployed. He also was not in any relationship as well since he and his first wife, Kimberly Ashley Awad, had just divorced.

After dating for quite some time, the duo eloped in July 2009 but only stayed married for a few months before their union was dissolved in 2010. This gave room for him to pursue things with Caressa. The pair clicked at the party they attended and soon started a relationship. Before we knew it, the lovebirds were living together in Delonte’s house in Washington and Caressa had gotten pregnant.

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Delonte West and Caressa Suzzette Madden Got Married in 2013

Despite Delonte West finding himself in a poor financial situation as he was no longer playing in the NBA after 2012, Caressa still believed in him and wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. This was made evident by the fact that she accepted his proposal with a piece of thread to get married.

West reportedly said these words when asking Madded to marry him. “It’s all I can afford, baby, I’m broke, heat ain’t working, brain ain’t working right, but I love you.” The pair would go on to exchange vows at a low-key ceremony in 2013 after which Caressa gave birth to their first child, a son named Cash West.

Caressa and her husband would go on to have another child before things started to go bad in their lives. In 2016 and 2020, Delonte was pictured begging on the streets. In the latter year, he was also recorded being beaten on a highway in Washington. In 2021, after it was reported that he had gotten a job in the rehab facility where he was checked in by his former boss, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, he was recorded insulting police officers in Florida which led to his arrest.

Is Delonte West Still with His Wife?

Technically, Delonte West and Carissa Suzzette Madden are still married. The pair have not gotten a divorce so on paper they are still husband and wife. Whether or not they have a relationship now is not known as Caressa was nowhere to be seen while her husband went through a public meltdown and humiliation.

Where is Caressa Suzzette Madden Now?

Caressa no longer lives in Delonte’s Washington home as he reportedly lost it due to his poor financial situation. With the home gone, and Caressa left with all the responsibility to raise their kids, she was said to have moved back to her home city of Dallas. What she, however, does for a living is not known. Seeing that she can’t be found on any social media platform, we can’t even speculate about what career path she has chosen.

Regardless, various online publications put her net worth at around $300,000. This means that she and the kids are at least taken care of even if they do not quite have the luxury of living like other kids of former NBA players.