Gloria Bell was 13 years old when Karl Malone, a 20-year-old Louisiana Tech student, became pregnant with her. In 1986, Bell sued him for paternity, but Malone refused to acknowledge that Demetress Bell was his child. According to reports, tests showed that “The Mailman” was the boy’s father.
One of the finest NBA careers ever had by a player was Karl Malone’s. While he was a 14-time All-Star and two-time MVP, he was unable to defeat Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in the race for the title. Malone has mainly avoided the spotlight since leaving the NBA at the end of the 2003–04 season. He spends his time with Kay Kinsey, his wife of more than 30 years.
Gloria Bell requested in court that the NBA superstar pay her $200 in child support each week. Malone was told to contribute $125 each week. Amazingly, he insisted he couldn’t pay that much, and ultimately, he and Bell came to a private deal outside of court.
Until he left high school, Demetress Bell was unaware of who his father was. Thankfully, he was able to establish himself in the NFL as an offensive tackle with the Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills.
Malone allegedly informed his son that it was “too late” to start a relationship when Bell first met the NBA player. Bell and Karl Malone allegedly began communicating in 2014. Most basketball supporters still hold him responsible for what he did to Gloria and Demetress Bell.
Also, Karl Malone and Bonita Ford had twins
Even if Bell and Malone’s friendship has been patched up, the truth of how Bell entered this world remains. The use of social media ensured that everyone was aware of it.
Karl Malone has kids with his high school girlfriend Bonita Ford before the Gloria Bell controversy. The twins were born when she was both 17 years old. Once Malone departed to play collegiate hoops at Louisiana Tech, Ford and her children never heard from him again.
When their mother filed a paternity suit when Daryl and Cheryl Ford were eight years old, they discovered Malone was their father. The NBA player accepted yet another out-of-court settlement while refusing to submit to a DNA test.
Malone didn’t acknowledge his paternity and made contact with Ford’s twins until 1998. Karl Malone and Cheryl Ford later became friends, and the NBA great joined the Detroit Shock to celebrate his daughter’s victory.
