Damon Williams


Damon Williams is an American former professional basketball player from Seattle. He achieved notable success playing for Tampereen Pyrintö in the Finnish Korisliiga. During his professional playing career he also played multiple seasons in Italy.
Pyrintö retired Williams′ jersey #32 in December 2018.

Personal life

Williams has lived in Finland since 1999. He married a Finnish woman named Eva in Las Vegas in 2003. The couple had met at a restaurant in Tampere in 1999, three weeks after Williams arrived in Finland. They have three children: a son named, and two daughters named Kenisha and Kianna. Kion and Kenisha have played basketball at the top adult league level.
Williams first applied for Finnish citizenship in 2004 in order to play for the Finnish national team, but he failed the language test.

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