The affair was a nonstarter for Rita, his wife of eight years, who quickly initiated separation proceedings. She hired a powerhouse divorce attorney three weeks later, and later that year published a novel with Crystal McCrary—then the wife of Greg Anthony—about the challenges of being an NBA spouse. (Surely it was mere coincidence the novel was built on the temptation swirling around a New York superstar, who plays for a clothes-obsessed coach and is represented by a powerhouse sports agent.)
