Steve Nash and Alejandra Amarilla (Credits: Getty Images)

SUMMARY

The dramatic turn in former NBA star Steve Nash’s personal life in 2010 when he announced his divorce from Alejandra Amarilla.
Despite the widespread speculation, there was no solid evidence supporting the rumors surrounding Matteo’s paternity.
Steve Nash’s official statement at the time expressed both happiness for the birth of his son, Matteo, and sadness over the dissolution of his marriage with Alejandra Amarilla.

The personal life of former NBA star Steve Nash took a dramatic turn in 2010 when he announced his divorce from Alejandra Amarilla. This announcement came around the same time as the birth of their son, Matteo, sparking a lot of rumors and discussion.

According to COMPLEX, Leandro Barbosa, Nash’s teammate, was the alleged father of Amarilla’s baby. However, this claim lacked solid evidence and was soon replaced by another rumor linking Jason Richardson, another of Nash’s teammates, to Amarilla.

The story around Matteo’s birth and his alleged father became a very popular topic. Despite the lack of real proof, people got more interested because of the timing of Nash’s divorce announcement and the following trade of Richardson from the Phoenix Suns. These things happening together made fans and the media guess a lot about what was going on, but Nash and his teammates never publicly addressed these allegations in depth.

What was the reason for Steve Nash and Alejandra Amarilla’s divorce?

Steve Nash and Alejandra Amarilla’s marriage ended in a complicated way. They were already living apart when their son, Matteo, was born. There were a lot of rumors and people talking about who Matteo’s real father was. Nash, in a statement, expressed both happiness for the birth of his son and sadness over the ending of his marriage.

His statement read, “I am very thankful and excited that we have a new son, Matteo Nash. Alejandra and the baby are doing fine. But this is a bittersweet moment for my wife and I; after five years, we are now in the process of dissolving our marriage… While we have lived separately for the past several months, we remain firmly committed to raising our children in the most positive, nurturing way possible.”

The public narrative around their divorce was further complicated by the trade of Jason Richardson from the Suns, with rumors suggesting a possible connection between the trade and the alleged affair with Amarilla. These speculations, however, remained unconfirmed, with no actual evidence to support them.

Despite the controversies, Nash has since moved forward in his personal life. He married Lilla Frederick a few years after his divorce from Amarilla. Matteo is now 12 years old and living with the Nash family in Brooklyn. Matteo, along with his twin sisters Lola and Bella, has grown up under the shadow of their father’s fame, but Nash has managed to provide a stable environment for them, away from the media spotlight.