Tristan Thompson has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as the team prepares to compete in the playoffs. The agreement comes amid rumors that the former NBA champion has rekindled his relationship with Khloé Kardashian. The mother of his two children lives in Los Angeles.
“Khloé and Tristan live .2 miles away from each other in Hidden Hills,” a source exclusively told Us, earlier this month. “Tristan is thrilled about having his own place so close to Khloé so he can visit her and the kids as often as possible.”
Tristan Thompson With Khloé Kardashian
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 10: Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian pose for a photo as Remy Martin celebrates Tristan Thompson’s Birthday at Beauty & Essex on March 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Remy Martin )
The source added to Us: “He knows they’re always going to be in each other’s lives because of their children. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been trying. At this point, he feels like all he can do is be the best father to their kids that he can and show Khloé over time that he’s there for their family. He is so happy he was able to find a home right around the corner from them because they’re his priority. He just wants to be there for his kids.”
As Thompson joins the Lakers, the team is currently 43-39, leaving them ranked 7th in the Western Conference. As for why they added the veteran, Lakers coach Darvin Ham said before the team’s game on Sunday, “Just to shore up our backcourt and to shore up our frontline.” He added: “What he brings, his spirit, his positivity as well as the way he’s played, years and years of championship-level basketball. Championship pedigree. Great guy to be around, great teammate, I’ve heard nothing but great things about him. And having coached against him for a bunch of years, he and I have always had a great rapport throughout his career. I’m a big fan of him, I watched him back when he was playing at Texas. But just another great guy to add a serviceable player if we need to go in that direction.” The Lakers also added Shaquille Harrison.
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