Jackson's Venezuelan Vice: NBA Vet Burns $33K on Romance, Regrets the Roster

Retired NBA forward Stephen Jackson shared a wild tale from his early career on the All The Smoke podcast, revealing how he pocketed $35,000 playing for Venezuela's Marinos De Oriente in 1997 but blew nearly all of it on the country's stunning women, returning home with just $2,000 after lavish spending on dates and nightlife; the 46-year-old, who fathered five kids with five different women and now warns against such entanglements while paying child support for all, fondly remembers the "beautiful" locals who "treated me so well" but admits there's a "strong possibility" he left behind more children abroad—lessons learned before marrying his wife Tamara in 2021.