Former Lakers coach Byron Scott says he can’t continue paying the big checks he was ordered to hand over to his ex-wife Anita Scott, because he got fired and hasn’t gotten a new job yet.
Scott signed a $17 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers right after he filed for divorce in 2014. He’d been married to his high school sweetheart, Anita, for 29 years.
Since he was making around $300K per month at the time, the judge ordered him to pay $26K per month in spousal support.
TMZ Sports however obtained new court docs in which Byron claims his financial situation has changed drastically because he got fired in April and isn’t pulling those huge NBA checks anymore.
Byron says his only form of income is a $50K-per-month deferred compensation check from the Cleveland Cavaliers and half of that goes straight to Anita
Byron also says he probably won’t find a new job until next year because every team has filled their coaching spots and “there will not be a need for an analyst or commentator” at this point in the season.
Byron is asking the judge to cut off all spousal support payments, at least for now. The case is due back in court later this month.
Sidenote: after dumping his wife of nearly 30 years, Byron got a much younger girlfriend who he’s been parading around and says he’s “madly in love” with.
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