Kris Humphries, the former professional basketball player, is known for his brief and highly-publicised marriage to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, which lasted a mere 72 days back in 2011. Now, 15 years since the beginning of their tumultuous relationship, Humphries has moved on to new pursuits after retiring from the NBA and leaving the spotlight associated with Hollywood fame.
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Humphries, who was originally from Minnesota, played as a forward in the NBA for various teams, including the Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, and the New Jersey Nets (now the Brooklyn Nets). His basketball career was already notable, but it took a dramatic turn when he began dating Kardashian in October 2010. Their engagement in May 2011, captured on the show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, set the stage for an extravagant wedding celebrated on 20 August 2011 in Montecito, California. This lavish event was later chronicled in an E! special titled *Kim’s Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event*.
Despite the pomp and grandeur of their wedding, the couple’s union quickly soured. Kardashian filed for divorce just 72 days later on 31 October 2011. Humphries sought an annulment, claiming fraud, which triggered a lengthy and contentious legal battle that lasted almost two years before they eventually reached a settlement in April 2013. By June of that year, their divorce was official, while Kardashian was already gearing up for her relationship with rapper Kanye West, with whom she welcomed her first child, North West.
In a reflective essay published in the Players’ Tribune in 2019, Humphries maintained that his relationship with Kardashian was genuine despite criticism suggesting otherwise. “To me, it was real,” he stated in an interview, reiterating that he had never embarked on such an emotional journey with the intention of fame. Yet, he admitted the divorce and the subsequent media scrutiny were overwhelming, stating that the public nature of their split “was brutal” and led him to experience significant anxiety.
Following the end of his marriage, Humphries kept his focus on basketball, continuing to play professionally even as his personal life drew public interest. At the time of his divorce, he was playing with the New Jersey Nets and later joined the Boston Celtics. Over the following years, he played for various teams, including a stint with the Washington Wizards and brief appearances with the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks, before officially retiring from basketball in March 2019.
Post-retirement, Humphries has embraced entrepreneurship, venturing into the restaurant industry. He has opened multiple dining establishments throughout the Midwest, including several Crisp & Green locations and franchises of Five Guys. In 2022, he partnered with his family to establish a chain of Dave’s Hot Chicken restaurants, expanding their presence significantly.
While establishing his businesses, Humphries has opted for a quieter lifestyle, preferring to remain out of the public eye. He enjoys leisure time at Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis and has been avidly travelling, sharing images from his adventures in locations like Miami and Yellowstone National Park. Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he took up pickleball, finding joy in the sport and even participating in the Celebrity Pickleball Showdown in late 2024.
While Kris Humphries has mostly stayed away from the dating scene since his marriage to Kardashian, he embraces his new life, building a career centred on his passion for food and business. As he reflects on the tumultuous experiences of his past, he remains grounded, focusing on personal growth and new ventures in his life far removed from the celebrity culture that once engulfed him.