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McGee lives in [[Annandale, Virginia]]. She has a daughter, former WNBA player [[Imani McGee-Stafford]], who currently plays for the [[Perth Lynx]] of the Australian [[Women's National Basketball League|WNBL]]; and a son, [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player and NBA champion [[JaVale McGee]],[{{cite news |author1=Ivan Carter |title=With an Assist From Mom, McGee Finds Way to NBA |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063001943_pf.html |access-date=15 July 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=1 July 2008 }}] currently with the [[Sacramento Kings]]. McGee is the first WNBA player to have a child play in the NBA and WNBA.[{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=080513-mcgee |title=Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA – NBA – ESPN |work=[[ESPN.com]] | access-date=January 16, 2012}}] |
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McGee lives in [[Annandale, Virginia]]. She has a daughter, former WNBA player [[Imani McGee-Stafford]], who currently plays for the [[Perth Lynx]] of the Australian [[Women's National Basketball League|WNBL]]; and a son, [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player and NBA champion [[JaVale McGee]],[{{cite news |author1=Ivan Carter |title=With an Assist From Mom, McGee Finds Way to NBA |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063001943_pf.html |access-date=15 July 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=1 July 2008 }}] currently with the [[Sacramento Kings]]. McGee is the first WNBA player to have a child play in the NBA and WNBA.[{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=080513-mcgee |title=Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA – NBA – ESPN |work=[[ESPN.com]] | access-date=January 16, 2012}}] |
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JaVale McGee is the first son of a WNBA player to ever play in the NBA.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=080513-mcgee|title=Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA|date=2008-05-16|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-09-12}}] Pamela and JaVale both played professionally for Dallas, Los Angeles and Sacramento franchises; both also won Olympic gold medals playing for the United States.[{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Why McGee-to-Kings is full-circle moment for him and his mom |url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/sacramento-kings/javale-mcgee-nba-rumors-full-circle/1652158/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=NBC Sports Bay Area & California |language=en-US}}] Pamela McGee's husband, "Big" [[George Montgomery (basketball)|George Montgomery]], played basketball at the [[University of Illinois]] in the early 1980s. In [[1985 NBA draft|1985]], he was a second-round pick of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], but he never played in the NBA.[{{Cite web |title=Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA | date=May 16, 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=080513-mcgee }}] |
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JaVale McGee is the first son of a WNBA player to ever play in the NBA.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=080513-mcgee|title=Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA|date=2008-05-16|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-09-12}}] Pamela and JaVale both played professionally for Dallas, Los Angeles and Sacramento franchises; both also won Olympic gold medals playing for the United States.[{{Cite web |date=2023-09-01 |title=Why McGee-to-Kings is full-circle moment for him and his mom |url=https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/nba/sacramento-kings/javale-mcgee-nba-rumors-full-circle/1652158/ |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=NBC Sports Bay Area & California |language=en-US}}] Pamela McGee's former partner, "Big" [[George Montgomery (basketball)|George Montgomery]], played basketball at the [[University of Illinois]] in the early 1980s. In [[1985 NBA draft|1985]], he was a second-round pick of the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], but he never played in the NBA.[{{Cite web |title=Mother-son legacy a first for WNBA/NBA | date=May 16, 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/columns/story?page=080513-mcgee }}] |
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McGee earned a degree in economics while playing basketball at USC. She balanced her international basketball career with raising both children, home schooling, coaching, and teaching school in the off season.[[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/10/11/wnbas-mcgee-daughter-deserve-better/ Wnba's Mcgee, Daughter Deserve Better], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', Melissa Isaacson, October 11, 1998. Retrieved 25 June 2017.][[https://theringer.com/2017-nba-finals-golden-state-warriors-javale-mcgee-pamela-mcgee-d409a6bb1202 Like Mother, Like Son], ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]],'' Katie Baker, June 7, 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.] |
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McGee earned a degree in economics while playing basketball at USC. She balanced her international basketball career with raising both children, home schooling, coaching, and teaching school in the off season.[[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/10/11/wnbas-mcgee-daughter-deserve-better/ Wnba's Mcgee, Daughter Deserve Better], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', Melissa Isaacson, October 11, 1998. Retrieved 25 June 2017.][[https://theringer.com/2017-nba-finals-golden-state-warriors-javale-mcgee-pamela-mcgee-d409a6bb1202 Like Mother, Like Son], ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]],'' Katie Baker, June 7, 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.] |
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