It's been rumored that Kim Kardashian wed Kris Humphries in a marriage of convenience as she uses him as a sexy 6'9" accessory on the red carpet. And reports are rife that the couple’s two-month-old marriage is already in trouble.

And now comes a new report that Kris wasn’t Kim’s first choice to be her basketball beau. In fact, according to Wetpaint.com before the brunette beauty met her new husband, Kim was so eager to date a basketball player that E! were calling around teams to matchmake with NBA athletes, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Wetpaint claim that E! Television staff contacted the New York Knicks to ask if hunky Italian basketball star Danilo Gallinari would be interested in dating Kim. "They asked if he would be interested in dating her and being on a reality show," a source told the website.