A rough season on and off the court got even rougher for Carlos Boozer this week.
The Jazz power forward, who's been dealing with a left knee injury and surgery, has filed for divorce from his wife of more than six years.
Court documents were recorded on Thursday in Miami-Dade County, calling the marriage between Boozer and his wife, CeCe, who have three young boys, "irretrievably broken."
Boozer is seeking shared child custody and willingly offers to pay child support for the couple's boys — 2-year-old Carmani, who overcame sickle-cell disease and a bone-marrow transplant as an infant, and 19-month-old twins Cayden and Cameron.
Boozer asked to retain rights to a home the couple own in Salt Lake City, but he has put their home in Miami up for sale, according to The Associated Press.
The couple have lived apart at various times over the past year.
Boozer declined all media requests to discuss the matter on Friday. A Jazz spokesman said he doesn't plan to field questions on the situation today, either. An attorney for Boozer's wife told the AP that her client desires to amicably resolve all issues, saying their children's well-being is her top concern.
Boozer and his wife have been dealing with relationship issues since shortly before last season's playoffs. After being named an All-Star for the second time, Boozer struggled often during two postseason series last April and May, when he averaged just 16.0 points and 12.3 rebounds in 12 playoff games. In comparison, Boozer averaged 23.5 points and 12.2 boards while leading the Jazz to the Western Conference finals in 2007.
The 27-year-old two-time Olympian has averaged 16.9 points and 10.0 rebounds over his seven-year NBA career, which included two seasons in Cleveland shortly after he and CeCe were married in the summer of 2002.
Since returning from knee surgery in late February, Boozer has averaged 12.9 points on 43.4 percent shooting and 10 rebounds per game. He has missed 45 games due to injuries this season. He also has received criticism for talking about opting out of his contract with the Jazz at the end of this season.
Because Florida is a no-fault divorce state, proof of any wrongdoing is not required to file for divorce.
Contributing: Tim Buckley
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