LiAngelo Ball has filed for divorce from Rashida Nicole, just days after the influencer announced she was expecting the couple’s child.
According to court records obtained by TMZ Sports, the professional basketball player and rapper submitted the divorce petition at a Southern California courthouse on July 3.
While it remains unclear exactly when the two got married, the couple was seen leaving the same courthouse back in February wearing all-white outfits and holding a large envelope, sparking speculation at the time that they had tied the knot.
The news of Ball’s filing comes as a surprise, as there had been no public indication of a rift between the pair. On June 26, only a week before the divorce filing, Nicole announced her pregnancy in a social media post, one that Ball appeared to support, leaving a heart emoji and a lock and key in the comments.
Attempts to reach Ball’s legal team for comment have so far gone unanswered.
This isn’t the first time the 25-year-old athlete has made headlines over a sudden breakup. Earlier this year, Nikki Mudarris, the mother of Ball’s other children, accused him of abandoning their family shortly after the birth of their second child. In a public statement, Mudarris claimed, “We spent 3 1/2 years together, and last week he decided to walk out on his kids and tell me he got someone else pregnant (allegedly) and now is creating a new life with her.”
Despite the divorce filing, Ball appeared publicly just a day prior during a livestream with popular content creator Kai Cenat. He made no mention of the separation and appeared to be in good spirits throughout the session.
