It’s a simple understanding; if you have a baby, it’s your responsibility to care of the child. However, pro athletes, and specifically the NBA players we spotlight here, have had trouble adhering to this concept. The result has been bankruptcy and in the worst case scenarios, jail time.
Recently, Allen Iverson forked over $40,000 in child support to avoid a trip to the bing. But it did really take the threat of jail time for A.I. to pay up? The former NBA MVP isn’t the fist, and definitely, won’t be the last former pro athlete to dig in his wallet. Sure there are cases when a women claiming that she had a kid with an NBA player could be faking the funk for a come up.
In that case, call Maury. But the 10 NBA players who got caught not paying their child support we listed here learned the hard way that you better come up off that loot if you want to avoid the slammer.
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Jason Caffey
Former NBA player Jason Caffey had 10 children with eight women. He was arrested in 2007 for failure to pay child support and has since declared bankruptcy.
Cliff Levingston
In 2002, Levingston, most famous for Michael Jordan making him fall with a one handed pump fake (and then winning championships with the Bulls) was arrested in Dodge City, Kan. (seriously) for owing $100K in child support.
Quincy Douby
Douby was in the NBA for a hot minute but still making dough hooping overseas. It’s enough for his baby mama to take him to court demanding $15,000 in child support. That’s a lot of pampers, no?
Allen Iverson
A.I. has successfully dodged jail, this time. Stay focuses, sir.
