Karl Malone, The Biggest Asshole In The History Of Pro Sports (Makes Clemens Look Like A Saint)

[THUNDER HANDS]

This is how Demetrius Bell, drafted a couple of weeks ago by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round, describes his relationship with his father: "I treat it as if my mother went to the sperm bank. I don't hate him for . It made me a better person."

But it's pretty hard to reduce your father to a DNA dispenser when everyone else in the world knows him as the NBA's second-leading scorer of all time, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and arguably the greatest power forward ever. Yes, Bell's father is Karl Malone. And if you're wondering why you've never heard of Bell or seen these two engaged in any father-son moments, it's because Malone apparently wants nothing to do with him.

Bell isn't the only Malone child to fall victim to this rather heinous pick-and-roll. Bell is one of three children Malone has fathered outside of wedlock, although he is the only one who Malone has apparently refused to have a relationship with. Malone's other two children outside his marriage are fraternal twins Daryl and Cheryl Ford. Both of them played basketball at Louisiana Tech, like their father, and Cheryl is a forward for the WNBA's Detroit Shock.

In fact, you may have seen the Louisiana tourism commercial featuring Cheryl Ford and her famous father, who finally appeared in his twin children's lives when they were 17. Bell lost out in the father lottery. According to Bell, Malone told him it was too late for him to be his father, and he'd have to make it on his own.

Roger Clemens' alleged seedy indiscretions -- including a possible sexual relationship with a 15-year-old -- are nothing compared to what Malone has done. Malone reportedly impregnated Bell's mother when she was 13 and he was a sophomore at Louisiana Tech. Malone is lucky Chris Hansen wasn't around and he didn't have to answer to the authorities.

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.


http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hill/080507

[KamaAina]

1. Malone also tried to block Magic Johnson's comeback

he was worried that he'd catch AIDS from playing against Magic. :eyes:

[trumad]

2. Wow

Your own kid... he is a scumbag.

[erpowers]

3. We Do Not Know About Clemens

I am not trying to give any support to Karl Malone, but we may not know everything about Roger Clemens. It is very possible that Clemens has a few kids out there that we do not know about. Supposedly, a number of professional athletes are able to deal with out of wedlock children and the mothers before it comes to the media. Therefore, there could be men out there we think are fairly decendent guys, who actually have a number of children they do not completely claim.

What Malone has done has been very wrong. I contend it is even worse because he had the money to take care of all of these children and have relationships with all of them. However, it might not be right to claim certain people are better than Malone because we actually do not know what other men have done.