Steve Nash Divorce: Phoenix Suns Star, Alejandra Amarilla Announce Split & Third Baby

BITTERSWEET: Steve Nash Announces New Baby & Split From Wife

Life & Style magazine is reporting that Phoenix Suns basketball star Steve Nash and wife Alejandra Amarilla have decided to split after almost a decade as a couple. The pair have three young children together, including a newborn son who arrived on Friday.

On Friday, the pair announced their separation after 9 years (they wed in 2005)--the same day they welcomed their newborn Mateo Nash. In a statement to Life & Style, Steve Nash said:

"I am very thankful and excited that we have a new son, Matteo Nash. Alejandra and the baby are doing fine. But this is a bittersweet moment for my wife and I; after five years, we are now in the process of dissolving our marriage. While we have lived separately for the past several months, we remain firmly committed to raising our children in the most positive, nurturing way possible. I want only good things for Ale going forward; right now, I'm focused on ensuring that our children understand how much they're loved and adored by us as they continue to adjust to these changes. I would ask that their privacy, and ours as a family, be respected as we move forward. This will be my only statement on this."

The two have two other children, twin daughters Lola and Bella, who were born in 2004.

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