11 NBA players who had controversial relationships

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#5 Lamar Odom

Khloe Kardashian was once married to multiple NBA champ Lamar Odom.
Khloe Kardashian was once married to multiple NBA champ Lamar Odom.

Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian were married for four years. They got hitched just a month after they met. The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star eventually filed for divorce in 2013.

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The NBA champ's drug addiction and numerous alleged affairs were two of the reasons why Kardashian called it quits.


#4 Paul George

Paul George cheated on Doc Rivers' daughter with a stripper who later became his wife.
Paul George cheated on Doc Rivers' daughter with a stripper who later became his wife.

Paul George wasn’t married to Doc Rivers’ daughter Callie but was in a serious relationship with her. But the LA Clippers guard allegedly had a one-night stand with former stripper Daniela Rajic and impregnated her.

Rajic subsequently sent proof that the NBA star wanted her to have an abortion.

Callie Rivers moved on and married Seth Curry, the brother of Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry.

Paul George and Daniela Rajic also tied the knot.


#3 Dwyane Wade

Three-time NBA champ Dwyane Wade cheated on Gabrielle Union and fathered a child with another woman.
Three-time NBA champ Dwyane Wade cheated on Gabrielle Union and fathered a child with another woman.

Former NBA player Dwayne Wade and actress Gabrille Union are one of the power couples in sports and entertainment. Before they began this rock-solid relationship, the Hall of Famer admitted he cheated on Union and fathered a child with another woman.

They weren't married when Wade had the relationship, but the actress said at the time she should have left him after that.

In November 2018, Wade and his wife Gabrielle Union welcomed their daughter, Kaavia James, through surrogacy. Additionally, Union serves as a stepmother to Wade's three children from previous relationships.

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