Khloe Kardashian Subtly Shows Love To Tristan Thompson After He’s Signed By The Lakers

Alyssa Norwin

April 10, 2023 10:51AM EDT

After Tristan Thompson signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, Khloe Kardashian’s social media activity reflected her support for the move.

Tristan Thompson is headed to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Khloe Kardashian is here for it. After the official LA Lakers Instagram account announced the news on April 9, Khloe ‘liked’ the post to show her support. Her brother, Rob Kardashian, also gave the post a ‘like,’ and re-shared the news on his Instagram Story. In addition to Tristan, the Lakers also signed Shaquille Harrison.

Tristan’s move to the Lakers means that his home base will be near Khloe and the pair’s two children, True Thompson, 5, and a baby boy, 7 months, whose name has yet to be revealed. Tristan also has a six-year-old son, Prince, with ex Jordan Craig, as well as a one-year-old son, Theo, with former fling, Maralee Nichols. Tristan and Maralee hooked up while the NBA star was making plans to have a second child with Khloe. The pair’s surrogate got pregnant in November 2021, and Khloe didn’t find out about Theo until after the pregnancy was underway.

Tristan and Khloe out and about. (SplashNews.com)

After the cheating scandal, Khloe did not see Tristan in person for months. During True’s fourth birthday party on The Kardashians, she revealed that she and Tristan had been co-parenting “really well,” but said she hadn’t seen him in the flesh since before Christmas 2021. However, by the beginning of 2023, Khloe and Tristan reconnected following the sudden death of his mother.

Related Gallery

Khloe Kardashian, Tristan Thompson & Daughter True: Their Cute Family Photos

PREMIUM EXCLUSIVE: Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson take daughter True to sister Kim's Paw Patrol premiere as rumors continue about them rekindling their romance. The on-off couple looked happy and relaxed as they joined members of the Kardashian clan for the private screening. Khloe and pro basketball player Tristan were first linked in 2016 when they were spotted spending time together at a nightclub, and they later took a vacation in Mexico. The two confirmed that they were dating that same year and remained very close through much of 2017. The reality television personality eventually confirmed that she was pregnant with the athlete's child that December through a post made to her Instagram account. Kardashian revealed that she was expecting a girl during an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians that aired the following year. In 2018, it was reported that Thompson was spotted kissing multiple women in several locations, which surprised the clothing designer. That year, she gave birth to True, and the parents later reconciled following the child's birth. Although the two appeared to be going strong in their new roles as parents, the basketball player, just traded to the Sacramento Kings in California, was later caught cheating with several other women, and the two split up in February of 2019. The pair appeared to mend their relationship over the course of that year and were reportedly on good terms by the beginning of 2020. The parents quarantined together during the early stages of the pandemic, and their romance was eventually resumed last August. Earlier this year, it was reported that the couple was planning on expanding their family in the future, although no solid plans have been revealed as of yet. This past June, it was revealed that Kardashian and Thompson had separated, although they were said to still be on good terms at the time of their split. 12 Aug 2021 Pictured: Tristan Thompson, Khloe Kardashian and daughter True. Photo credit: MEGA Th

Khloe, Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian flew to Toronto to support Tristan and his family after the loss. However, in February, Khloe confirmed that she was not back together with Tristan romantically, despite being a support system for him during the difficult time. “Who has time for a man lol,” she tweeted. “I have a 6 month old baby and True and I are sickly codependent on one another. Ha! I secretly love it. No but for real…no man right now.”

Khloe and Tristan are definitely spending time together, though. On April 5, they were photographed arriving at McDonald’s drive-thru in the same car. However, the reality star opened up about dating during an episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show that same day. When asked if she was using dating apps to find love, Khloe responded, “I haven’t yet. I don’t want to say never because who knows where I’ll be next year. But as of now, I haven’t yet.”