Steve Nash is prominently known as one of the greatest point guards in the history of the league. While several people often criticize the NBA superstar for his credentials, Nash genuinely had an important role on every team he played on. The 1996 NBA Draft recruit experienced great success as an individual, but he never won an NBA title. This makes him one of the greatest players without a ring.
However, living away from the court was an uphill battle during his MVP years. The 2x MVP met his first wife in 2001. Nash married Alejandra Amarilla in 2005 after having twin girls just a year prior. The basketball star, his wife, and their children lived happily together. Five years later, the family welcomed a baby boy named Matteo. It was during this period, that Nash and Amarilla began having marital issues.
Unfortunately, right after Matteo was born, Steve Nash and Alejandra Amarilla decided to get a divorce. Nash’s statement read.
“I am very thankful and excited that we have a new son, Matteo Nash. Alejandra and the baby are doing fine. But this is a bittersweet moment for my wife and I; after five years, we are now in the process of dissolving our marriage… While we have lived separately for the past several months, we remain firmly committed to raising our children in the most positive, nurturing way possible.”
This left the NBA world in shock as no one saw the divorce coming, especially right after they had welcomed a new child. That was when there were rumors surrounding their son.
Steve Nash and Alejandra Amarilla were separated for several months before Matteo was born
At the time of Matteo’s birth, rumors about the child being of a whole other race blew up. This implied that Alejandra was unfaithful to Steve Nash. However, there isn’t much evidence to support that Matteo was born black. But Nash once told Style Magazine that they were separated for several months leading up to Matteo’s birth. That put the reports to bed, as Nash implied that the divorce was on the cards even before Mateo’s birth.
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The Phoenix Suns legend married Lilla Frederick five years after his divorce was finalized. Nash welcomed two children with Lilla as well. However, his relationship with Amarilla was extremely controversial towards the end. And most controversies revolved around their son, Matteo.
Now with rumors regarding their son’s ethnicity and divorce being worked on, things escalated when the Suns shipped one of Nash’s teammates a month later. Jason Richardson was the teammate who allegedly had an affair with Alejandra.
Fans speculated that it was their secret affair that ruined Nash’s marriage in the first place. Both former Suns teammates have not been friends ever since. There isn’t much proof out there to confirm whether any of this ever happened, but we are only left to look at the possibilities.