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    NaDeXe

    NaDeXe

    United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
    Internet Personality

    NBA 2K content creator•streamer and YouTuber

    Also known as: NaDeXeY, NadesBurner, Nade

    Birthday

    October 31, 1997

    Birth Sign

    Scorpio

    Birthplace

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Age

    28 years old

    About

    NaDeXe is a Cuban-American NBA 2K content creator, streamer and YouTuber. He built his name inside the 2K community as a self-styled elite inside center, the guy who claims the paint belongs to him.

    His audience is mid-tier but loyal: more than 500,000 YouTube subscribers, roughly 224,000 followers on X and about 45,000 on Instagram. He streams NBA 2K on both Twitch and KICK, and he runs a brand called OfficialTNB2K. In clip culture he is known as much for the chaos as the gameplay, a reputation that has followed him across a decade of broadcasts.

    What keeps people watching is the mix. One night it is MyTeam grinding, the next it is a hot-mic moment that ends up on every fail compilation. Fans of 2K know exactly what they are getting.

    Early Life & Background

    The channel went up in October 2014. The first upload did not land until July 2015, so for nine months there was nothing but an empty page and a teenager in Florida waiting to hit publish. When the videos finally came, they were NBA 2K gameplay, the same grind he still runs today.

    Twitter came next. He opened @NadeGrinds in July 2017, which is the clearest marker of the shift from YouTube clips to live streaming. The handle said it plainly: grinding. That was the pitch before there was any audience to pitch it to.

    His early reputation rested on one specific claim, that he was the best inside big in NBA 2K. Not the flashiest guard, not the three-point specialist. The big man in the paint. It is a narrow lane and he owned it, building his identity around post moves, rebounds and the kind of play that does not make highlight reels unless you know what you are watching.

    Then came the first taste of mainstream attention, and it was not for basketball. On August 8, 2017, the News-Press in Lee County, Florida reported that NaDeXe had been pranked during a live stream and that the Lee County Sheriff's Office was searching for the prankster. A local kid streaming video games had suddenly become a news item. It was an early sign that his broadcasts had a habit of spilling out of the game and into real life.

    Career Growth

    The streaming era turned him from a YouTube uploader into a live presence. Through 2020 and 2021 he became a fixture in the streamer-fail ecosystem, the listicles and clip channels that catalog hot-mic moments and cameras left running. It raised his profile, though not always in the way a creator would choose. A March 2021 Sportskeeda roundup of streamers who used a racial slur on stream put him in a reputational hole he has never fully climbed out of.

    April 2021 brought the moment most associated with him. A suspicious text message arrived during a broadcast and the stream appeared to capture him catching a girlfriend cheating in real time. The clip traveled far beyond the 2K audience.

    September 2022 delivered the other signature incident. Twitch banned him one day before the NBA 2K23 release for breaking the game's streaming embargo. For a 2K specialist, getting locked out at the exact moment the new game drops is a very specific kind of own goal, and the community treated it accordingly.

    He kept working. By 2025 and 2026 he was streaming NBA 2K into the 2K27 cycle across KICK, where he sits around 12,800 followers, and Twitch. In October 2026 he stepped outside the game for an IRL three-point contest video against FaZe Rug. He also founded and represents OfficialTNB2K, the brand listed first in his X bio.

    Career Timeline

    2014Creates his YouTube channel in October.
    2015Uploads his first NBA 2K video in July, nine months after launching the channel.
    2017Opens X account @NadeGrinds in July, moving into live streaming.
    2017Local Florida news reports a live-stream prank that prompts a sheriff's office search in August.
    2020Becomes a regular entry in streamer-fail and clip listicles.
    2021Appears in a March roundup of streamers who used a racial slur on stream.
    2021Goes viral in April after a text message appears to expose a girlfriend cheating on stream.
    2022Banned from Twitch on September 9, one day before the NBA 2K23 release, for breaking the streaming embargo.
    2025A video of him being slapped on stream by the mother of his child goes viral in October.
    2026Streams NBA 2K into the 2K27 cycle on KICK and Twitch.
    2026Appears in an IRL three-point contest video against FaZe Rug in October.

    Public Image & Style

    NaDeXe's public image is built on being the loud, unfiltered 2K guy. The persona is not polished. It is a man yelling about post defense at two in the morning, and the audience that finds him finds him because of that, not despite it.

    His social voice matches. Short, declarative, occasionally combative. The X bio stacks credentials and location in a single line: founder, Twitch partner, Florida. The Instagram bio does the same with a brag attached.

    Media coverage of him tends to arrive in listicle form, filed under streamer fails, hot-mic moments or controversial clips. That framing has followed him since the 2020 era and he has not made much effort to shake it. For better and worse, the chaos is the brand.

    Fame & Fandom (iFAMOUS Rankings)

    Fame data on NaDeXe has not yet been gathered by iFANN, so there is no published placement to point to here. He is a community-level creator, known inside the NBA 2K and clip-watching world rather than to a general audience. He also does not appear on the September 2026 iFAMOUS Rankings flagship list.

    The fanbase has no formal name. Nobody calls themselves a NaDeXe stan in any organized sense, and there are no documented fan campaigns, birthday billboards or charity drives attached to him. What exists instead is an audience of 2K players and clip consumers who follow him across Twitch, KICK, YouTube and X, roughly 224,000 on the latter alone. They show up for the gameplay and stay for the moments when the stream goes sideways.

    That is a real relationship, just an informal one. His viewers are the people who know what a good inside big looks like and who will clip him the second he says something he should not. He engages back the way he always has, live and unedited, which is exactly why the clips keep coming.

    Interesting Facts and Legends

    His Instagram bio does not bother with modesty. It advertises his Twitch and YouTube partnerships and then declares him the best inside big in NBA 2K, a claim he has been making since before anyone was checking.

    Fans searching for his real name keep hitting a wall. He has never confirmed it publicly, and the question shows up often enough that it has become one of the most common things people ask about him.

    The lore runs deep in clip culture. Third-party YouTube videos have labeled him Twitch's most toxic streamer, a framing that says more about the genre than the man. Other videos claim he was officially terminated from Twitch at some point, which no primary source has ever confirmed. Treat that one as rumor.

    One quieter detail: his TikTok handle is @nadesburner, and his YouTube channel carries the same NadesBurner branding, a nickname that stuck harder than the stage name itself.

    Family & Personal Life

    He is Cuban, and he makes that plain. Both his X and Instagram display names carry the Cuban flag. He lives in Florida, which his X bio states in all caps, and older profile notes place him in Miami.

    He has a sister. Beyond that, he keeps his family off the timeline. He has at least one child with a woman named Liliana, and he has been publicly connected to co-parenting that child, though he does not post about the kid.

    Notable Connections

    He has collaborated on YouTube with LosPollosTV and Caldy. Adin Ross publicly offered to help him after the October 2025 on-stream incident. In October 2026 he filmed an IRL three-point contest against FaZe Rug. He also founded the brand OfficialTNB2K.

    Relationships & Dating History

    As of 2026:Single

    His dating history is documented almost entirely through viral stream moments rather than interviews, so the specifics should be read as reported rather than confirmed.

    An early relationship with a girl named Maishely is noted in older profile records, with no dates attached. He then dated Liliana, and the two had a child together. That relationship made him a father and, later, a co-parent.

    In April 2021 a broadcast caught what appeared to be a girlfriend cheating after a suspicious text message arrived mid-stream. The clip spread well beyond his usual audience. The partner in that incident was not clearly named in available coverage.

    October 2025 brought the most public relationship-related event of his career. A video went viral of him being slapped live on stream by the mother of his child, and Adin Ross publicly offered to help him afterward. The incident pointed to an ongoing, and clearly tense, co-parenting situation.

    As of 2026, no credible source documents a marriage or engagement. He appears to be single and unmarried, with at least one child from a prior relationship.

    • DatedMaishelyAn early relationship noted in older profile records, with no dates documented.
    • DatedLilianaHe dated Liliana and had a child with her; she is the mother of his child.
    • RumouredUnnamed girlfriend2021 - 2021A broadcast in April 2021 appeared to capture her cheating after a suspicious text message arrived; she was not clearly named in coverage.

    Salary, Net Worth In 2026

    $300 Thousand

    iFANN Editorial Team estimate

    No major net-worth tracker publishes a figure for NaDeXe, and no finance outlet has estimated his earnings. Working from his follower tier, the iFANN Editorial Team's analysis of his streaming income, channel revenue and brand work points to roughly $300,000.

    The money comes from a few predictable places. Twitch and KICK subscriptions plus donations form the base, since live streaming is where he spends most of his hours. YouTube ad revenue adds a second stream, and with over 500,000 subscribers on the NadesBurner channel that is not trivial, though NBA 2K content does not command the ad rates of broader gaming niches. Sponsorships and the OfficialTNB2K brand round it out.

    Growth has been steady rather than steep. He has been at this since 2014, which is a long time to build a mid-tier audience without a breakout into mainstream streaming. There has been no major brand deal, no merchandise empire, no reported real estate portfolio. His net worth in 2026 reflects a working creator's income, not a celebrity fortune.

    Awards & Accolades

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    Known For

    NBA 2K streaming on Twitch and KICK

    · Streamer

    NadesBurner YouTube channel

    2014 · Creator

    OfficialTNB2K

    · Founder

    Keywords

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    Quick Facts

    Profession
    NBA 2K Streamer and YouTuber
    Born
    October 31, 1997
    Birthplace
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates (unverified)
    Birth Sign
    Scorpio
    Based In
    Florida, USA
    Heritage
    Cuban-American
    YouTube Subscribers
    500,000+
    X Followers
    ~224,000
    KICK Followers
    ~12,800

    Personal Details

    Children
    At least one child with Liliana

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What is NaDeXe's real name?
    It has never been publicly confirmed. He goes by NaDeXe and NaDeXeY across Twitch, KICK, YouTube and social media, and has kept his legal name private. The question comes up often enough that it is one of the most searched things about him.
    Why was NaDeXe banned from Twitch?
    Twitch banned him on September 9, 2022, one day before the NBA 2K23 release. The ban came for violating the game's streaming embargo by broadcasting early. For a 2K specialist, getting locked out right as the new game dropped was a notable misstep.
    How old is NaDeXe?
    Famous Birthdays lists his birthday as October 31, 1997, which would make him 28 in 2026. That entry is an aggregator listing and has never been confirmed by him or a primary source, so treat the date as unverified.
    Does NaDeXe have a girlfriend in 2026?
    No confirmed partner as of 2026. He has been linked to Maishely and to Liliana, the mother of his child, and a 2025 on-stream incident with the mother of his child went viral. He appears to be single and unmarried.
    What is NaDeXe known for?
    NBA 2K content. He has streamed the game since 2015 across YouTube, Twitch and KICK, brands himself the best inside big in 2K, and founded the OfficialTNB2K brand. He is also known for viral stream moments and clip-culture controversy.

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