The Women That Inspired Your Favorite NBA Stars To Play Harder

Published on 09/15/2021
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Karl Malone

Karl Malone, often known as “The Mailman,” was an NBA basketball player who spent 18 years with the Utah Jazz and one year with the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring in 2005. In 2013, the former power forward was appointed as the Jazz’s big man coach. He has a net worth of $75 million, according to sources. After meeting Kay Kinsey, the 1988 Miss Idaho USA pageant winner, during an autograph signing event in Utah, Malone fell in love with her. The couple married on Christmas Eve 1990, and their four children, Kadee, Kylee, Karlee, and Karl Jr, have since joined their family. Malone has three other children from previous marriages when he was younger.

Karl Malone

Karl Malone

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Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo, who was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, played in the NBA for 18 years, from 1991 to 2009. Among other teams, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, and New York Knicks. His net worth is estimated to be in the millions of dollars. Mutombo proposed to Rose, a Congolese-American, the moment they met, and they married in 1996. They are both major members of the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation and have six children, four of whom they adopted.

Dikembe Mutombo

Dikembe Mutombo

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