*Former NBA great Karl Malone – “The Mailman” - reportedly fathered a child with Gloria bell – a girl who was only 12 or 13 years old when she became pregnant.

      Malone was 20 years old at the time. Amazingly, the child Malone fathered is Demetrius Bell – a recent top draft pick for the Buffalo Bills football team.

      It appears Malone played no part in raising Demetrius.     

      Another amazing aspect of the story is how little media attention it has gotten.

      Based on a scan of media reports from around the country, the Washington, D.C.-based Taylor Media Services has been able to find one broadcast outlet (BET.com) and only two newspapers which have mentioned the story – the Buffalo News and the Los Angeles Times.

Demetrius Bell

      UPDATE:  ESPN.com's Jemele Hill just wrote a follow up piece with comments from  Bell. One of which was this doozy:

      "I treat it as if my mother went to the sperm bank. I don't hate him for [not being in my life]. It made me a better person."