By Guillaume K. | Sports journalist
In the minds of fans, being No. 1 in the Draft is a passport to a dream life, filled with success. Unfortunately this is not always the case, as evidenced by the terrible experience experienced by Joe Smith, first chosen in the 1995 vintage.
The life of NBA players is not always easy. Because if we often look at the greatest as Michael Jordan and LeBron James, who are today billionaires thanks to their investments, there is also a good part who loses everything once they retire. The Delonte West case is perhaps the most striking, he who unfortunately lives on the street after having shone in Cleveland or Boston…
In recent weeks, the case of Joe Smith has been highlighted. The No. 1 of the 1995 Draft was seriously mocked by fans when they learned that his wife had been forced to start on OnlyFans, since he had lost the 61 million earned in his career. Since then, the former Warriors has been invited on numerous sets to speak.
Joe Smith’s post-retirement ordeal
The problem is that behind the fans’ amusement hides a wounded, bruised man, who almost experienced hell… While on the YouTube channel “VLAD TV”, Smith revealed a rather terrifying secret about his past. According to him, on the day of his retirement, his ex-wife filed for divorce, which led to a long and deep depression…
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When I realized that no team wanted to sign me in 2011, I fell into a deep depression. I was stuck in those depths for a long time and to this day I’m still trying to overcome those old demons. But I still feel better than the day I had to stop my career. My divorce at that time added to my pain.
For me it was a moment of truth. I often talk about this with people, but the day I retired, my wife immediately filed for divorce. At that moment, I felt like I was letting my children and my entire family down. I put all the responsibility on myself, because that’s what I’ve always done.
So be careful, his ex-wife did not file for divorce because Joe Smith no longer had a team and therefore no salary, but rather because he had 4 children outside of his marriage… Deception repeated which got the better of this union, this family, and it was difficult to digest. Let’s hope for him that he doesn’t fall again after the viral affair…
The life of NBA players is not as smooth as one might think. The proof, on the day of his retirement, Joe Smith also had to deal with his wife’s divorce request. A pretty terrible ending.
2023-11-26 21:30:00
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