How many kids does Karl Malone have? Exploring his 2nd generation and children with multiple partners over time

Karl Malone is one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. He spent 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz, breaking numerous records for the franchise and becoming its all-time leading scorer.

While Malone was a beast on the floor, he was quite controversial off it. During his lifetime, the basketball legend has fathered seven children, including Demetress Bell, a former NFL player.

The Utah Jazz legend doesn't have a regular family and is not exactly the perfect father. He's had multiple partners and hasn't been a great father figure to his children. However, Malone admitted his mistake and tried to mend his relationship with his kids.

Karl Malone has seven children with multiple partners

Malone doesn't have a typical family. While he has seven children, they come from three different partners. Four of Malone's children have come from his marriage to Kay Kinsey, a retired supermodel.

The basketball legend married the model in December 1990 and their first child is named Kadee and was born in November 1991. Two years later, Malone and Kinsey had another daughter named Kylee.

Malone has seven children with three different partners (Image via Getty Images)

Karl's son Karl Jr. "K.J." Malone was born in May 1995, while Karlee, the third daughter from his marriage, was born three years later. K.J. Malone played football for the LSU Tigers.

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The Utah Jazz legend became a father long before his marriage. He had his first two kids at the age of 17, shortly after his high school graduation. At the time, Malone dated Bonita Ford, who gave birth to twins.

Malone is a father of a former NFL player (Image via Getty Images)

The former basketball player abandoned his girlfriend and twins, which was very controversial. However, he had a chance to meet them 17 years later.

Karl Malone is also the father of Demetress Bell, a former offensive tackle who played several years in the NFL. Bell was born in 1984 and was also abandoned by Malone.

Malone tried to mend his relationship with Demetress Bell

Back when Karl Malone played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, he allegedly impregnated Gloria Bell, a 13-year-old girl. Malone was 20 at the time and was very close to entering the NBA and achieving his dream.

The basketball player abandoned Gloria and Demetress, his son, pursuing his dreams. Gloria's family eventually filed a lawsuit against him, but he settled it out of court.

Malone and Bell began working on their father-son relationship in 2014. The basketball legend knew that he wasn't a good father, which is why he wanted to make up for it.

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In 2018, the former NFL player said that he and Karl Malone had a close relationship and talked nearly every day.