LiAngelo Ball has formally filed for divorce from Rashida Nicole, only one week after she introduced they have been anticipating a child collectively.

In response to TMZ Sports activities, the previous NBA hopeful turned rapper submitted the paperwork on July 3 at a courthouse in Southern California. The timing couldn’t be extra dramatic, particularly with the couple publicly celebrating their being pregnant simply days earlier on June 26.

Although the 2 by no means got here out and stated they have been married, rumors had been flying since February 2025. That’s after they have been seen leaving a SoCal courthouse dressed head-to-toe in all white, carrying what folks described as a “legal-looking” envelope. It didn’t take lengthy for followers on-line to piece issues collectively, and plenty of assumed they’d quietly tied the knot. The divorce submitting all however confirms these whispers have been true.

Whereas LiAngelo won’t have made it massive within the NBA like his brothers, he’s been making main noise within the music world. His viral observe “Tweaker” flipped the web the other way up earlier this yr after well-liked streamer Neon performed a fast snippet on his livestream. The second the web heard it, they flooded the feedback demanding the total model. Gelo listened—and dropped the observe nearly instantly.

“Tweaker” blew up quick, racking up hundreds of thousands of streams on platforms like TikTok and Spotify. The “second” landed him a report deal, and never lengthy after, he hit the stage at Rolling Loud, performing in entrance of hundreds. It was a serious win for somebody many had counted out after his basketball profession didn’t pan out.

Now, with a child on the way in which and a divorce in movement, LiAngelo’s private life is beginning to mirror the unpredictability of his rise in music. Neither he nor Rashida Nicole has spoken publicly in regards to the cut up or what’s subsequent for his or her rising household, however the streets—and the web—are positively watching.