On February 25th Beijing time, Trail Blazers center Klingen posted on social media announcing his successful proposal to his girlfriend Madeline Rose, along with multiple affectionate photos of them. Yang Hansen's girlfriend iiiris_11 joined the comments to offer her well wishes.




Klingen captioned the post with Madeline: "Eternal love." The photos show them on a scenic beach where Klingen is kneeling on one knee proposing. Madeline excitedly puts on the ring and shows it off as they share a loving kiss.
Klingen’s former college teammates quickly left congratulatory messages. College teammate McNeely wrote: "He even keeps his sneakers perfectly tidy — this is true love. Congrats!" Trail Blazers teammate Avdiya also sent his wishes with a meme of a girl crying tears of joy.

Yang Hansen's girlfriend iiiris_11 was quick to send congratulations in the comments: "Amazing!! This is the best news! Congrats, congrats!!" Yang Hansen’s romantic life is also sweet; previously on Valentine’s Day, he shared a photo with his girlfriend on social media celebrating the holiday together.

On the court, 22-year-old Klingen is having a smooth season as well: averaging 11.9 points, 11.5 rebounds per game, shooting 53.4%, and starting all 54 games played this season.
According to US media reports, the couple has been together for many years. Madeline has witnessed several key moments in Klingen’s career, including leading Concordia University to back-to-back national championships and being drafted by the Trail Blazers.