Vanessa Hudgens: is the actress now dating a basketball professional?

Actress Vanessa Hudgens (31, "Bad Boys for Life") starts the new decade as a single: After a nine-year relationship, she and her boyfriend Austin Butler (28) announced their split in early January. But there is no sign of tribulation for the 31-year-old, on the contrary: she seems to enjoy her single life to the fullest. She was just spotted having a romantic dinner with basketball professional Kyle Kuzma (24).

As the US celebrity portal "TMZ" reports, the two spent Tuesday evening in an extravagant Italian restaurant in Brooklyn. The "High School Musical" star and the attacker of the L.A. Lakers seemed to get along splendidly: Photos show the two laughing, leaning over a small table.

The date of the two took place in New York, but Kuzma and Hudgens both live and work in Los Angeles. So there would be plenty of opportunity for a second meeting.