Patrice and Eddy Curry were brought back into the limelight when Patrice got cast on Basketball Wives L.A. She spoke briefly about her history with her ex-NBA player boo, but there’s a lot of information that she left out. Like, a whole lot. The mother of four is also the legal guardian of her younger sister (Brandi, age 19), and the stepmom to three children from Eddy’s previous relationships.
When Patrice made her first appearance on BBW, I was curious to know more about her. She looked a bit tired and worn out…like she had been through complete hell. Come to find out, her story did not disappoint. It includes a lot of love, pain, death, tragedy, deceit, and betrayal. Sounds juicy, right?
Here’s the truth about Patrice and Eddy Curry.
The beginning
Before getting married, Patrice and Eddy Curry had their first child together. In 2009, Eddy’s ex-girlfriend, Nova Henry, and their nine-month-old daughter Ava were murdered by the attorney that was representing Nova in her paternity battle against Eddy.
Another child conceived by Eddy, 3-year-old Noah, was in the home at the time of the crime but was thankfully unharmed. Afterward, Eddy got full custody of Noah. A year after the murder, Patrice forgave Eddy for the infidelities that occurred.
Patrice got pregnant with their second child. I found this old blog that Patrice frequently updated back in the day. She talks about her sadness from being an unwed mother even though she and Eddy planned both pregnancies.
“I’m on my 2nd child out of weldock and inside I’m not so happy about it…I mean she nor her brother were accidents since their father and I planned my pregnancies…” – Patrice Curry
Patrice would eventually get her wish and she married Eddy and his community d-. But Patrice found it difficult to accept Noah into the family according to her old blog.
“I’m married and raising my husband’s 4-year-old son which is so stressful,” – Patrice Curry
Did she think it was supposed to be a walk in the park or something?! But hey, she stayed and she forgave him. However, she had no idea what kind of madness she would have to go through next.
Mo’ money, mo’ problems
Eddy continued his NBA career and the family lived lavishly in a 9,000-square-foot mansion in Illinois. The 7-bedroom, 9-full bath, and 4-half bath home, as well as the millionaire lifestyle, was enough for Patrice to ignore Eddy’s constant cheating and disrespect.
Scandalous allegations
Eddy was not only cheating on Patrice with women, but he was also allegedly involved in some scandalous activity with men. The New York Times reported in 2009 that Eddy was sued for sexually harassing his male chauffeur, David Kuchinsky. In the court docs, Eddy was accused of asking David to touch his privates, he forced him to clean up towels he had ejaculated on, and he was accused of soliciting David for sex.
David also said Eddy owed him a bunch of money. The basketball star called all the allegations “absolutely false; just incredible.”
In May 2009, the case was dismissed in lieu of a settlement agreement via arbitration. The details of the settlement were kept confidential.
In 2012, Eddy’s ex-wife, Korie Kellogg, was arrested for whopping their 10-year-old son, Eddy Curry III, “ten times” with a belt. Following Korie’s arrest, Eddy fought to get custody of Eddy III. He won the court battle, and Eddy III joined the family in their Illinois mansion. Korie was later found not guilty of aggravated battery, ABC7 reports.
At this point, Patrice was stuck in a house with a cheating husband and a grip of kids (two which weren’t her own). So she settled into life as a mom and step-mom and eventually gave birth to two more of Eddy’s kids.
Despite all the drama with Eddy, at least Patrice had a beautiful roof over her head, right? WRONG!
Farewell, mansion!
Eddy Curry retired from the NBA in 2012 as one of the biggest “draft busts of the 2000s.” Hey, those are CBS Sports’ words, not ours!
He had a brief stint in a Chinese basketball league, but that didn’t last long either. The money began to evaporate and the family’s Illinois mansion went into foreclosure in 2012. Eddy paid $6.2 million for the home in 2006. After losing the home, the Chicago Tribune reports it was listed for $3.999 million.
Judging by scenes on Basketball Wives LA, I’m guessing the entire family now lives in Los Angeles, even though Patrice and Eddy own a Chicago-based clothing company together called Zoo High.
Side note: Speaking of Zoo High… on BBWLA, Draya Michele tried to make it seem like she had never met Eddy before in her life, but his Instagram shows both Draya and Malaysia Pargo rocking Zoo High clothing almost three years ago. Ugh. Fake a** show!
Anywaytho, I have no clue if Zoo High is even profitable for the Curry’s, but it’s clear that Patrice needs these reality t.v. checks to take care of the whole family. I give her props though, she must really love Eddy because when the money disappeared, she stood by her man.
A 2020 update
I noticed an influx of traffic to this post following Eddy’s Feb. 2020 reflective piece with the Player’s Tribune. He writes about losing his baby mama Nova and their daughter Ava. He also reveals how he lost a ton of money by helping out everyone and their mama…like literally. It’s actually a decent article and you can tell how much Eddy has grown as a man, father, and husband. He and Patrice are still going strong after 15 years of marriage, so congrats to them!
What do you think about Patrice and Eddy Curry and their messy relationship?
First the 2 kids that her had with Nova was before she was married to him. he had married another woman before her. Nova was his high school girlfriend they had Noah before his first marriage and she was pregnant with their daughter when he married his present wife so there was any infidelity sounds more like her cheated on Nova
You are so right Nova was before all of them
I feel for Nova Henry but had she never messed with this man she’d be alive. She needed to realize he wasn’t the one after he married another woman,or at least accept the fact that she would have to raise her kids on her own dealing with a man like him. Seeking out child support basically got her killed. Some women need to stop thinking that having babies by basketball players does not equate to a come up or the easy way out. At the same time he could have convinced her to have his kids so she might have really been blind to the situation,sadly.