Former NBA star Joe Smith found his way back to the headlines after his wife, Kisha Chavis, posted a TikTok of their argument online. In no time, the video went viral and formed one of the biggest controversies. To put it briefly, Smith found out about Chavis’ OnlyFans account and was visibly distressed over this discovery. During the argument, Chavis mentioned Smith’s debt, which drove her to take action.
This has prompted Smith to reveal how things went down after his NBA career came to an end. He has also emphasized that he has been taking care of the home ever since, regardless of the downfall. In a recent interview, Smith spoke about the time when he made appearances on the ‘Back in the Game’ TV show.
Notably, Alex Rodriguez, the host of the show, is renowned for helping former athletes with their debts and standing on their feet again. The interviewer asked Joe Smith about the same. To which he responded, “I thought that would help more. Uh with the stuff that they were saying they would do and they would help me with”. Furthermore, Smith made a shocking revelation about the TV show.
He continued to say, “But once we finished shooting, that was it. I couldn’t get in touch with anybody with the TV show”. Fans were taken aback by this claim, as all these years the TV show and A-Rod had the reputation of actually helping. However, Smith was left hanging out to dry by Alex Rodriguez and Co. after the ‘Back in the Game’ TV show aired.
Joe Smith spoke about being broke for the first time on the TV show
Back in 2018, Joe Smith spoke about being broke for the first time on the ‘Back in the Game‘ TV show. He was living on the paychecks from his basketball coaching career and owed a staggering $157,000. Smith said to Alex Rodriguez “A lot of people think once you sign that contract, you’re just an automatic millionaire”. He continued to explain how it doesn’t really work like that.
He had career earnings of $61 million; however, out of this, he took home around $18 million. Furthermore, Smith spoke about how getting traded so often led him to spend money on homes. “I was always losing money”, he emphasized.
Additionally, his interest in making a worthy collection of cars such as the Chevrolet Corvette, Bentley, Range Rovers, etc. only added to the debt he was in. Notably, Smith’s dark past with his ex-wife, infidelity, and forging checks by his former girlfriend worsened the situation. Joe Smith, who once had an illustrious sixteen-year NBA career and was famously the first overall draft pick, found himself in such worse situations.