Dylan and Dakota Gonzalez

Dylan and Dakota Jordan Gonzalez (born December 9, 1994) are American social media personalities, basketball players, and singers. They gained popularity after both became the 2012 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year co-runner up as well as the 2012 all-area co-players of the year.
Early life
Dylan and Dakota Jordan Gonzalez were born on December 9, 1994 in Overland Park, Kansas, the twin daughters of David and Angela Gonzalez. Angela had a son, Conor Rauselbach, from her first marriage, and David had two children, Natalia and Javier, from his first marriage. Angela was also former All-American honorable mention basketball selection for Kansas in 1984, before moving to play professional basketball in Germany later on. where they had two more children, Stefan and Gabriella "Gaby",The family later moved to Pocatello, Idaho.
Career
The twins decided to follow in their mother's footsteps and began playing basketball at their high school, before graduating in 2013. They then decided to attend their mother's alma matter for college, University of Kansas, where they decided to play basketball. In May 2014, after not doing as well as they were in high school at basketball, the sisters announced they would be transferring to University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where they would also be pursuing the sport again. Despite media backlash for leaving a bigger school for a smaller one, Dylan stated she had been fighting injuries for the majority of the basketball season; additionally, she also stated that the coaches at UNLV felt more family oriented. Following their transfer, rapper Drake befriended them and often played basketball while alone with them. In 2016, Dakota was rumored to have been dating him, and also the reason he split with the singer Rhianna, though it was never confirmed. The NCAA did not approve of the twins making music while playing basketball, going so far as to forbid them from singing anything but The Star Spangled Banner. As a result, the twins announced in June 2017 that they would be leaving their basketball careers to pursue music. They later rebranded themselves as D.a.D..
Personal life
Both twins are still active on Instagram, both with over a million followers each. They have released several other singles since their basketball careers ended. Both still play basketball in their free time, and hope to one day receive Roster Spots on the Las Vegas Aces. In 2020, the twins starred in the music video for song, Mood Swings.

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