page_title: Matt Bonner
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Matt Bonner / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: English: Matt Bonner in the post-game chat at the AT&amp;T Center
context_page_description: Matthew Robert Bonner, also known as the Red Rocket, is an American retired professional basketball player. Bonner played college basketball for the University of Florida before being selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 45th overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. During his career Bonner played for the Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs with whom he won two NBA championships.
context_section_description: Bonner and his wife Nadia have one daughter, Evangeline-Vesper Lynne Bonner (born June 21, 2009) and one son, August Bonner (born August 27, 2012).
  He has a younger brother, Luke, who was also a professional basketball player. Luke served as Matt's best man at his wedding.
  Bonner applied for Canadian citizenship in February 2009, but did not qualify, due to the amount of time he spent outside the country.
  Bonner is a sandwich enthusiast. He has a blog titled "The Sandwich Hunter: The Quest for the Hoagie Grail" in which he documents his search for the "world's best sandwich."
  During his tenure with the Toronto Raptors, he received the nickname the "Red Rocket" for his red hair and constant use of the public transit in Toronto, the Toronto Transit Commission, whose slogan is "Ride the Rocket."
  Kobe Bryant coined Bonner's other nickname, the "Red Mamba", on Twitter while live-tweeting during a televised replay of his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors.
  After his contract with New Balance expired, Bonner signed a basketball shoe deal with Adidas in January 2014.
  Bonner and his brother Luke run a nonprofit organization called the Rock On Foundation, in which they look to support community involvement in arts and athletics.
  In March 2016, Bonner was featured on the season-premiere episode of FYI's Tiny House Nation, where he and his wife Nadia had a 276-sq.-foot house custom-built.
caption: Bonner speaking into a microphone
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