His wife is all kinds of hot, but apparently also a bit...um...crazy: Yikes! Though he's not exactly an angel himself; he pleaded guilty to spousal abuse a few years back, as the article mentions. Sounds like that was a rough household to live in.
I do remember this comment from the articles at the time he ended up pleading guilty to hitting her: Seems like they've both got...issues. Although that's the last I remember hearing about anything like that coming from him; she appears to be the one who's gone off the deep end at this point.
First the Jordans and now the Kidds.... So she was jealous of his late night hangin out with the fellas huh? She is a beautiful woman and I wouldn't give her up, but if she is sneaking around his back and checking up on him and abusing the kidds, then I guess it is time to let her go. To much drama there. I know he dated Gabrielle Union in high school and fought with Jim Jackson over Toni Braxton in the 90's but Joumana shouldn't have to worry about them anymore. I also heard on the radio today that MJ didn't have a prenup and his wife is seeking between $100-200 million >ouch I know Doug Christie probably needs a divorce, but his wife won't let him...
I remember some article about the Toni Braxton thing where the writer said, "what, she couldn't find enough knuckleheads in the music business?" Whoa, ouch is right. Although there was also the news last year about how Paul McCartney didn't have a prenup with his second wife, when they were about to get divorced. And he's one of the few people in the world who could make MJ look poor! Well, every thread that mentions any NBA wives eventually has to return to the ball-less one, doesn't it?
ESPN.com - NBA - Joumana Kidd's attorney calls abuse claim 'absurd' My favorite line is from Joumana's attorney: "He's going to have to deal with the real court and not the basketball court." Very catchy. NOT. Those crazy liars -- er, lawyers.
I hope MJ's wife takes him to the cleaners. He cheated on her. Not sure why these NBA ballers bother getting married.
Plenty of guys in the league are happily married, though it's gotta be tough on the family for anyone who has to travel as much as they have to. Not that multi-millionaires playing a game for a living deserve much sympathy, but being away from home that much has to be difficult for anyone trying to make things work in a relationship. Of course, one can also go the Shawn Kemp route when it comes to...er...procreating.
Actually, I should have said, "Not sure why they get married so early in their careers." If I could play the field through my 20s, I would. Actually, if I had been better looking and more athletic in my 20s, I could have played the field successfully. But, hey, I had my health.
You can count on the NY Post to provide some amusing coverage in situations like this. This article about Joumana doesn't exactly mince words: I remember that SI article, but I'm not sure it put forward that particular...um...perspective on where that huge NBA payday fit into the big picture. Of course, having been the #2 pick in the draft, he wasn't exactly scraping by to begin with, in his first couple of years in the league. This part is pretty funny, with my own emphasis added: The article also mentions his son from a previous relationship, which I had forgotten about. This other article talks about that, including the fact that this other son is almost never mentioned in all the articles about Kidd. But apparently his mom says that things have worked out OK for them.
I heard that Joumana has threatened to ruin Jason Kidd and the Nets organization. Apparently she has tons of dirt on Jason and is going to do a tell it all exclusive. Apparently Joumana also has dirt on his teammates as well. Rumor has it that she will out a gay Nets player as well as dish other dirt she has on them. Personally I think Joumana should just take her millions and go away. Why bring the Nets organization and other players into the mix. I hope she wises up and realizes that she is only going to be hurting herself and her kids by stooping to Kidd's level.
It's a casual thing that most people wouldn't notice, which makes it even better. He's not one of my favorite players, but he gets style points for this one.
Yeah, I noticed it the other night when my brother and I saw the Nets game at Golden St. Rough week for the Nets--three straight losses in the final seconds.
