That alone caught plenty of attention. But what really made the story stick was the fact that rapper Drake dropped a line about it in his song “6 Man.”
And if that wasn’t enough, Williams later added a twist of his own. Years after the song came out, the former NBA guard admitted that around the league, he wasn’t the only one living that kind of unconventional lifestyle.
The “Lou Will arrangement”
It’s hard to say exactly when it started, but Williams’ personal life once involved two women at the same time. Rece Mitchell and Ashley Henderson were both his girlfriends, and both knew about each other, turning it into a three-way relationship. Before long, people were calling them “Blonde and Brown.” The two were even seen sitting together at Williams’ games, something his former teammate Tyler Hansbrough still remembers well.
“They sat next to each other there at every game… I’m not sure he could do anything basketball-wise to ever really top that,” Hansbrough said in April 2025.
The ex-NBA big man wasn’t the only one intrigued. Fans were too drawn in by the novelty and the humor that came with it. But it didn’t stay a small internet joke for long.
It all changed when Drake mentioned it in “6 Man.”That lyric did take the story to another level. Soon, teammates and fans reacted with a mix of disbelief and admiration. Even J. R. Smith chimed in on Social Media.
As for Williams, he never seemed bothered by the attention. He actually leaned into it and later shared a few spicier details with Sports Illustrated.
Polyamory grows more common
Three years after the song came out, Williams said people still mention his two-girlfriend setup almost daily. The three-time Sixth Man of the Year admitted it feels a little weird being seen as the face of it. He pointed out he, after all, wasn’t the only one who had done it. Not even close.
“More players do that than you know,”remarked the 2005 second-round pick. “I was just the first person to have it mentioned on a song.”
So why did his story stick the way it did? Williams explained he wasn’t the first to live that way — just the first one name-dropped in a rap song. That alone kept the legend alive far longer than he ever expected.
But that wasn’t the only twist. Willians quickly began to draw some backlash for saying other players had similar setups. One of the loudest critics was former NFL star and TV personality Shannon Sharpe, who blasted him online.
“No one asked him that DRY SNITCHING A—s MOFO,” Sharpe wrote.
“No one asked him that DRY SNITCHING A—s MOFO,” Sharpe wrote.
Williams didn’t bite back. He made it clear he wasn’t outing anyone — just speaking from his own experience. His situation, he explained, wasn’t about secrecy. Others might’ve done it behind someone’s back. The 39-year-old Memphis native did it with everyone knowing what was going on.
Over time, things changed. Williams and Henderson split but remained on good terms. His relationship with Mitchell carried on, though it’s unclear where things stand today.
The “triple setup,” for better or worse, didn’t last. But relationships like that have become more common — and more openly discussed — in recent years. Research shows that about one in five adults in the U.S. has tried some form of consensual non‑monogamy. Right now, about four to five percent are in that kind of relationship.
This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Mar 15, 2026, where it first appeared in the Off The Court section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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