Karl Malone is a Disgrace

[Jeffx]

The Mailman should be ashamed of himself, doing that shit to his own son. What a d--k. I hope the young man makes it in the NFL

http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/colum ... 34471.html

[Andrew]

Bell didn’t even know Malone was his father until after graduating from high school. When they finally met, Malone told the 18-year-old Bell it was too late to be his father, and that Bell would have to “earn his money on his own.”

A class act indeed. Demetrius probably didn't ask for a single cent.

[Mayerhendrix]

A very sad note indeed, but just goes to show that as much as we idolize the NBA and its players, there is a lot of truth to the negative connotation it has in comparison with the NFL or MLB.

[benji]

Yep, NFL and MLB players never do anything morally questionable...

[[Q]]

I can't believe this wasn't a bigger deal that he was a college student impregnating a 13 year old.

people make a big deal about players that continually mess up fathering a lot of kids a la Shawn Kemp, but funny how Malone is seen a little differently

[Fitzy]

Here’s hoping Bell has a long and prosperous NFL career. He might never be as great in his sport as Malone was in his, but Bell has already surpassed his father as a man.

Great ending, its so true

[Matthew]

How many of you know Karl Malone? How many of you know his side of this story and you are judging him? How do you know that Bell is infact his kid? You don't. So stop judging him based on one article.

[benji]

Well, I personally know Karl Malone after seeing him on TV once and therefore I have decided to prejudge him based on my biases for/against him as a basketball player.

[Axel]

How many of you know Karl Malone? How many of you know his side of this story and you are judging him? How do you know that Bell is infact his kid? You don't. So stop judging him based on one article.

Malone did not deny that the kid is his. "It's too late to be your father" indicates that he is his father by blood, but it is "too late" to serve as a father figure in his life. So yes, I would say that he is his father.

He committed statutory rape. There are thousands of people incarcerated for the same thing.

And let's put aside the fact that he's a millionaire who should at least be there financially for his son, even if he hasn't been there otherwise.

People like that make me sick.

[Jackal]

People that take/give it up the ass make me sick.

[cyanide]

How many of you know Karl Malone? How many of you know his side of this story and you are judging him? How do you know that Bell is infact his kid? You don't. So stop judging him based on one article.

Do you know Karl Malone? Do you think the writer made up the fact that he impregnated a 13 year old girl? Even if it's true, do you think that's justified?

[benji]

Bell didn’t even know Malone was his father until after graduating from high school. When they finally met, Malone told the 18-year-old Bell it was too late to be his father, and that Bell would have to “earn his money on his own.”

Bell, the son of Gloria Williams, was 18 when he first made contact with Malone, according to the notes provided by the NFL. At the time, Malone told Bell that, "It was too late for him to be his father and that Bell would 'earn his money on his own,'"

It had been eighteen years since fathering the kid, it was too late to be the kids father.

The removal of "have to" makes it sound a lot less assholish.

There was clearly a decision on the Bell's part to not inform the kid and to keep Malone out of the picture.

Malone might have served jail time had her family asked the district attorney to file criminal charges.

They could have forced Malone to be involved, but they chose to keep him out of the kids life and not even tell him who his father was.

I believe that is Matthew's point about Malone's "side of the story" compared to the moralizing of this columnist who is taking out his own daddy issues on Malone.

I don't understand the outrage over the lack of outrage at a 20 year old statutory rape non-charge. Other than more obvious moral preening.

[Matthew]

Malone did not deny that the kid is his. "It's too late to be your father" indicates that he is his father by blood, but it is "too late" to serve as a father figure in his life. So yes, I would say that he is his father.

How do you know that was said? And even if he did say it, Bell was 18. Malone was right, it was too late to be his father. At 18 you're meant to be a man.

But that's a big hypothetical.

He committed statutory rape. There are thousands of people incarcerated for the same thing.

And you know this how? There is no evidence that Malone is the father.

And let's put aside the fact that he's a millionaire who should at least be there financially for his son, even if he hasn't been there otherwise.

People like that make me sick.

So you let your personal bias get in the way of judging Malone fairly. Congratulations.

People that take/give it up the ass make me sick.

OMG WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT!! THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT JOHN AMECHI LOLZ

Do you know Karl Malone? Do you think the writer made up the fact that he impregnated a 13 year old girl? Even if it's true, do you think that's justified?

I never said I did know Malone but I didn't judge him. And it's a "fact" that he knocked her up now? Wow..

I know you're looking for a flame war but you're an idiot. Compare what I said, which is don't judge Malone until you've heard his side, to the comments made by other members:

"The Mailman should be ashamed of himself, doing that shit to his own son. What a d--k."

"A class act indeed(obvious sarcasm). Demetrius probably didn't ask for a single cent."

"A very sad note indeed, but just goes to show that as much as we idolize the NBA and its players, there is a lot of truth to the negative connotation it has in comparison with the NFL or MLB."

"I can't believe this wasn't a bigger deal that he was a college student impregnating a 13 year old.

people make a big deal about players that continually mess up fathering a lot of kids a la Shawn Kemp, but funny how Malone is seen a little differently"

"Great ending, its so true" (in reference to Malone is a lesser man then Bell, when nothing has been proven yet...)

"People like that make me sick."

Everybody wants to be judge, jury and executioner but maybe, just maybe, people shouldn't rush to judgment? Or maybe people shouldn't let their personal bias of a player ( MALONE THROWS ELBOWS WHEN HE PLAYS BASKETBALL, HE MUST BE A JERK! ARREST HIM!!! :X)

And as Ben eluded too, why is nobody putting any of the blame on the mother here? If Malone is the father, wouldn't you be pissed if you found out you had a son and for 18 years his mother did not tell you? Malone's absence in Bell's life was the mothers fault, not Malones.

[grusom]

I once had a dream about meeting Karl Malone in Norway. We had coffee and he seemed like a nice guy. Told me that he that he would rather have played with Gary Payton than John Stockton, which I found a bit strange. But then again, it was only a dream.

[Matthew]

Karl Malone would rather play with Gary Payton!! OMG HE IS RACIST HE IS ONLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE STOCKTON IS WHITE AND PAYTON IS BLACK I HATE KARL MALONE HE ISN'T HALF THE MAN ADAM KEEFE IS.

[cyanide]

If Malone is the father, wouldn't you be pissed if you found out you had a son and for 18 years his mother did not tell you? Malone's absence in Bell's life was the mothers fault, not Malones.

It is possible the mother didn't tell the son to protect him. How do you know it's the mother's fault? It's possible that Malone's absence in Bell's life was Malone's fault because he wasn't there in his life? There's too many stories about the father running away and the mother stuck with the child. I can't fault the mother if she didn't tell him who the real father was, because it's not wrong to not tell him either.

[Matthew]

If she didn't tell him, then how is it his fault for not being there?

And it's not wrong to not tell the father "hey you have a son"? Wow...

[The X]

The side story that we might not know is that she might have been at a college party & all dolled up, so Malone might have thought she was 18 or thereabouts. So I wouldn't make any judgement on the statutory rape thing. Maybe that is why her parents didn't push for statutory rape, as she might have misled Malone.

Maybe when he said it to Bell, Karl Malone meant that the kid was now a grown man, he's got a college football scholarship, will get an college education & is on his way to his own life.

Although, all that being said, it would be nice to see Malone be a part of his son's life in the future, if that is how Bell wants it of course, which is not a given.

[benji]

It is possible the mother didn't tell the son to protect him. ... It's possible that Malone's absence in Bell's life was Malone's fault because he wasn't there in his life?

She didn't tell her son that Malone was his father, the parents did not press charges, clearly they wanted nothing to do with Malone.

There's too many stories about the father running away and the mother stuck with the child.

And there's too many stories of the converse, and too many stories of parents staying together and the kid still be neglected, and too many...

[Matthew]

And that's assuming he actually said this to Bell, and also obviously if he is the father of Bell. Neither has been proven.

[Chaser7]

LMFAO Matthew. You're saying there's no evidence Malone is the father? What did you expect them to do, publish DNA sequences in the article assuing everyone knows how to interpret them?

Also, has anyone noticed how stupid Malone just for having 3 kids by accident? Geez us christ, use a condom! And that is gross that the mom was only 13 years old and pregnant. An 8th grader with a college sophomore? Woooow...

[Matthew]

LMFAO Matthew.

Crack and NLSC <3

You're saying there's no evidence Malone is the father?

That's exactly what I'm saying.

What did you expect them to do, publish DNA sequences in the article assuing everyone knows how to interpret them?

Wait, there was a DNA test? And you can post the results of a DNA test without should the sequences.

Also, has anyone noticed how stupid Malone just for having 3 kids by accident? Geez us christ, use a condom! And that is gross that the mom was only 13 years old and pregnant. An 8th grader with a college sophomore? Woooow...

And you're a genius, right?

[Sauru]

i agree, malone is a disgrace. anyone who signs on with the lakers is a disgrace in my book

[shadowgrin]

You better start listing down players from Atlanta here on forward just in case.

[hova-]

Now using a condom surely would not be so bad

And although there is no proof for the paternity it still gives him a bad reputation as he had it since the last years of his career.