How old is Matteo Nash? Steve Nash and Jason Richardson memes erupt amid viral claim
There was a wild claim on Twitter recently that Steve Nash divorced his first wife in 2010 due to her infidelity with teammate Jason Richardson. Nash announced that he was filing for divorce on the birth of his son Matteo, which led to the nasty rumor.
With Zion Williamson hogging the spotlight over the last week, fans on Twitter started finding old embarrassing reports and rumors about NBA players.
Is this Zion situation the most embarrassing thing that has happened to a star player off court ?
One fan found a false report about Nash and Richardson.
However, it should be noted that Matteo Nash is not Jason Richardson's son. He was born on Nov. 12, 2010, to Steve Nash and his ex-wife Alejandra Amarilla and is now 12 years old. They also have twin daughters, Lola and Bella Nash.
Despite the fact about Matteo Nash, fans on Twitter still erupted with memes. Here are some of the funniest ones:
@itsJustinRitch https://t.co/QLG1kEort1
@itsJustinRitch steve nash when he saw the baby:
https://t.co/LDktTlZuJL
@itsJustinRitch Steve Nash was at practice the next day like https://t.co/tLKf2XMaIR
@itsJustinRitch @YungFeeny DAWG https://t.co/juEQZa9V0W
@itsJustinRitch https://t.co/c6F4e2q1Gk
@itsJustinRitch https://t.co/Lr1FNQWv11
@itsJustinRitch When he filed for divorce the day after the baby was born, we knew what was up. That was a crazy time. https://t.co/A3oMpREHuy
@itsJustinRitch ... https://t.co/i2r1barLCm
@itsJustinRitch https://t.co/U5cMZMG39W
@itsJustinRitch Steve to the doctors in the delivery room https://t.co/FKnO9JT2eb
Steve Nash's divorce from his first wife was finalized in 2011. Nash got married again six years later to Lilla Frederick, who was a former volleyball player for Pepperdine University. The couple have two children together — a daughter named Ruby and a son named Luca.
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Steve Nash's playing and coaching career
Steve Nash was part of the famed 1996 NBA draft with Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson and Ray Allen. Nash was the 15th pick out of Santa Clara by the Phoenix Suns. However, it took a few years and a trade to the Dallas Mavericks for his career to take off.
Nash had his breakout campaign in the 2000-01 season, which was his third year in Dallas. He finally became an All-Star a year later and turned into one of the best point guards in the league. The Canadian legend reached another level when he returned to the Suns in free agency in 2004.
He became a two-time NBA MVP in Phoenix, winning it back-to-back in 2005 and 2006. The Suns reached the playoffs five out of eight times in Nash's second tenure. They made it to the Western Conference Finals three times but lost to the San Antonio Spurs in 2005, Dallas Mavericks in 2006 and LA Lakers in 2010.
Nash was traded to the Lakers in 2012 but only played 65 games in two seasons due to a back injury.
He announced his retirement in 2014 and became a consultant for the Golden State Warriors two years later. Nash also won a championship with the team in 2017. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in the same year, too.
Nash's first head coaching gig came in 2020 with the Brooklyn Nets. He compiled a 94-67 before getting fired earlier this season after a 2-5 start. He was interviewed by the Toronto Raptors for their head coaching vacancy last month, but they ended up hiring Memphis Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic instead.
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