There were rare moments when people actually had something to complain about, but at the very sight of Karl Malone, social media couldn’t help but to remind him and others of his entirely sketchy past.
The former Utah Jazz star is the father of former NFL player Demetrius Bell, who was born when the 20-year-old Malone impregnanted Bell’s mother when she was just 13-years-old.
“Malone reportedly impregnated Bell’s mother when she was 13 and he was a sophomore at Louisiana Tech.
It would be one thing if Malone was unable to financially provide for his son, but he made more than $100 million during his NBA career.
The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune reported that when Bell’s grandparents initially took Malone to court for paternity in 1986, his second year with the Jazz, they requested Malone pay $200 a week.
Malone didn’t respond to the suit, but a Louisiana judge ruled he was Bell’s father — after a paternity test showed that was indeed accurate — and ordered Malone to pay $125 a week, plus past and future medical expenses. Malone claimed that was too much and later reached a confidential out-of-court settlement with Bell’s family between 1988 and 1989.”
Once he was shown during the 1998 NBA Finals, Twitter made sure to light him up.
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Karl Malone was one of two Jazz players who did not want to speak in “The Last Dance.” I think we know why.
