Carmelo Anthony can play defense after all.
Before tying the knot in 2010, the Knicks star and La La Anthony signed a prenuptial agreement that would protect his millions should they divorce, according to TMZ.
News of the prenup comes three days after it emerged that Melo and his wife were splitting. The ex-MTV VJ moved out of their Manhattan pad several months ago, claiming Melo was two-timing her throughout their seven-year marriage.
Anthony is in the middle of a $124 million contract, and has raked in more than $200 million during his career.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the NBA star’s net worth is $90 million, while La La — an actress, model and producer — has a comparatively paltry $9 million.
But the prenup is not necessarily a slam dunk for Melo, who landed at No. 36 on Forbes’ list of richest athletes last year.
Some agreements contain “cheating clauses,” which entitle the aggrieved party to challenge the written terms, and demand a greater slice of the pie.
A family law expert at Hersh Mannis LLP told E! News that “all bets are off” if the couple decides to officially call it quits.
The prenup “has the possibility of affecting the division of property and possibly the alimony also,” Joseph Mannis said.
“Without a prenuptial agreement, every time he gets a paycheck for playing basketball, 50% of it is hers,” he told the entertainment news site. “The question is: the division of property, what’s happened to his money, did they save it or spend it? Did they invest it or did they spend it? What’s left of it? You cannot divide what has been spent on consumables throughout the marriage (ex: vacations).”
The couple has a 10-year-old son together, so she could potentially receive loads of child support.
“La La is looking at easily $60,000-$100,000 a month in child support. Then it would be up to [Carmelo] to say that’s insane and say that the reasonable needs of the child are going to be somewhere in the $15,000-$30,000 range,” Mannis told E! News. “Anything that Carmelo would get under $15,000 would be a win for him and anything above $25,000 would be a loss for him.”
Multiple sources have told Page Six that Melo was no saint — often flirting or canoodling with women while he was on the road with the Knicks.