Kobe and Vanessa Bryant and other notable athlete divorces
Former Laker and NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman and actress Carmen Electra were together nine days before formally divorcing in April 1999. (Rick Meyer / Los Angeles Times)
The marriage between New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries and reality star Kim Kardashian lasted 72 days before the couple separated in October 2011. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
Golf great Tiger Woods was married to Elin Nordegren for six years until a sex scandal involving Woods ended their marriage in August 2010. (Scot Tucker / Associated Press)
Vanessa Bryant, wife of Lakers star Kobe Bryant, filed divorce papers in Orange County Superior Court last week. The two married in 2001. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
Tennis star Chris Evert parted ways with the Australian golf legend after 18 months of marriage. (Justin Lane / EPA)
Jamie and Frank McCourt announced their separation after 30 years of marriage in October 2009, igniting a legal battle over ownership of the Dodgers. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press)
Former Lakers star Shaquille O’Neal and his wife, Shaunie, divorced in November 2009 after nearly seven years of marriage. (Frank Micelotta / Getty Images)
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, seen here being kissed by his wife, Kristin, left, and mother, Linda, after winning the 1999 Tour de France, was married to Kristin for six years. (Ed Oudenaarden / AFP / Getty Images)
The actress and former Lakers forward were married for five years. (Associated Press; Alex Gallardo / Los Angeles Times)
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker and actress Eva Longoria were married for four years before separating in November 2010. (L.M. Otero / Associated Press)
