The Mailman didn't deliver this time

Athletes always get a free pass. Great athletes get more than that... In this article, Karl Malone falls short, as a father, it shows how modern times have changed family values. Correction; it shows how other cultures (In this case, the American culture) and values are very much different from the Philippines way of life.

A few excerpts, first;

"I treat it as if my mother went to the sperm bank. I don't hate him for [not being in my life]. It made me a better person." - Demetrius Bell, illegitimate son of Karl Malone, one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.

Then...

Bell isn't the only Malone child to fall victim to this rather heinous pick-and-roll. Bell is one of three children Malone has fathered outside of wedlock, although he is the only one who Malone has apparently refused to have a relationship with. Malone's other two children outside his marriage are fraternal twins Daryl and Cheryl Ford. Both of them played basketball at Louisiana Tech, like their father, and Cheryl is a forward for the WNBA's Detroit Shock.

And the last one, eerilly funny i might add...

According to Bell, Malone told him it was too late for him to be his father, and he'd have to make it on his own. Nice to meet you too, Dad.

Now, i never really liked Karl Malone as a player and it never really mattered to me what these athletes do with their personal life... But news such as this makes you care a little bit. i do not follow the National Football League much as i am only interested in knowing the winner of the Superbowl--- i mentioned the NFL because Bell was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 7th round and this piece of news just give me one more reason to follow the american football league and see how Mr. Bell pans out as a professional athlete. Maybe, i can cheer for him too.
i am not singling out Malone as many other high-profile pro athletes are on the same boat. Heck even Air 21's Arwind Santos has had his time in the rumormill. True or not, it's already out in the public and that makes you lose a little bit of respect.

So much for the unselfish pick-and-rolls, Mr. Malone.