VH-One Degree Of Separation: The Connection Between Basketball Wife Patrice Curry and Black Ink Crew Chicago's Ryan

It takes a real woman to step up even if she doesn't have to. If you recall this past season on Basketball Wives LA, Patrice Curry, wife of former NBA player Eddy Curry, temporarily struggled with the idea of adopting her husband's son, Noah, from a previous relationship. It was a no-brainer for her because of how remarkable the young man is. In the season premiere of Black Ink Crew: Chicago, shop owner Ryan shares the heartbreaking story of how his sister, Nova, and her infant daughter were murdered, leaving behind an older son. In case you didn't draw the connection yourself, Eddy Curry was the father of Nova's surviving son, the very same boy Patrice hoped to adopt. In the wake of a tragedy, that's what family's all about.

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