Personal Life
As of 2006, Bradley and his wife Annette have six children: daughters Cheyenne, Ciera, Chelsea, and Charity and sons Chance and Chase. He lives as a Utah cattle rancher and enjoys baseball, water skiing and horseback riding and likes listening to country music.
Bradley is a devout Mormon. When he was 19, he served for two years as a Mormon missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New South Wales, Australia.
Bradley has participated in many charitable endeavors. In the 2000-01 season he donated $25 for each blocked shot to Bryan's House, a managed facility for children affected by HIV and AIDS. He is a national spokesman for the Children's Miracle Network. Bradley has also participated in the "Basketball Without Borders" program with other NBA players like Dikembe Mutombo, DeSagana Diop and Malik Rose and found his experiences with children in Africa uplifting. He and his family have also participated in treating leprosy colonies in India through the Rising Star Outreach.
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