The NBA has introduced Karl Malone as one in every of this yr’s Slam Dunk Content judges and NBA Twitter is roasting the choice on account of Malone’s darkish previous.
When he was a 20-year-old star at Louisiana Tech University, Malone impregnated a 13-year-old lady.
The lady’s household might have pressed statutory rape prices however they didn’t, as a result of in accordance with them, Malone was “a neighborhood kid.”
He additionally had twins when he and his associate Bonita Ford had been each 17 however settled paternity fits so he didn’t need to publicly acknowledge that they had been his youngsters, and till his kin had youngsters, he remained out of their lives.
On high of that, he has additionally been accused of harassing Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s spouse, throughout the Lakers’ 2004 season.
He went on to turn out to be a Hall of Famer and now has a statue constructed in Utah in his honor.
The NBA has lengthy tried to place itself as probably the most progressive league in sports activities, so the choice to get him concerned at All-Star Weekend has individuals just a little confused.
The limitless stream of reactions throughout Twitter says all of it:
Karl Malone when he sees them 13 yr previous ladies sitting court docket aspect on the all star sport:
pic.twitter.com/mhDxZpo7R0— Liz #FirePatRiley (@HeatSznlol_) February 15, 2023
He agreed to do it as a result of he will get to take a seat subsequent to a Miner.
— Victrola Depot (@VictrolaDepot) February 15, 2023
Karl Malone when he finds out the 9s and 10s are the scores of the dunk contest and never the ages of the contestants pic.twitter.com/lYRINHpQUN
— Art Vandelay (@KingFavre) February 15, 2023
