Tristan Thompson took to his Instagram stories confirming that he is the father of a child with Nichols and apologized to Khloe Kardashian.
On his Instagram Story, Thompson revealed he took a paternity test with Maralee Nichols' newborn baby born. It turned out that he was indeed the father of the Houston-based woman, "Today, paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols."
"I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established, I look forward to amicably raising our son. I sincerely apologize to everyone I've hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both publicly and privately," he said.
He then mentioned Kardashian, whom he reconciled amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they co-parented their daughter, True.
According to the NBA Star, Kardashian does not deserve the pain and humiliation he just caused again before adding she does not also deserve the treatment that he gave her in the past years.
What Tristan Thompson Did This Time?
It all began when Nichols filed a lawsuit against Thompson for fathering her newborn son she recently welcomed. She also savored a triumph when a judge dismissed the athlete's case against her.
She told E! News that she and Thompson met in March 2021 during his birthday. He reportedly asked her if he could see her and ended up meeting at a private party on March 12.
After the basketball player's birthday celebration in Houston, Thompson reportedly invited her to Boston.
Nichols eventually learned she was pregnant weeks after her trip to Boston. She also reportedly informed Thompson about it in North Carolina after meeting again at the end of April.
Meanwhile, he tried to overturn the case by saying he only had one intercourse with her.
"The only time that I had sexual intercourse with [Maralee] in 2021 was in March 2021 in Houston, Texas. I specifically remember having sexual intercourse with [her] in March because it was my birthday. [She] and I attended a party together at a hotel in Houston. [She] had called me and wanted to be with me on my birthday," he detailed.
However, with the recent revelation, one can assume that it happened numerous times.
Perennial Cheater
This is the first time the Sacramento Kings player has publicly acknowledged he's now a father of three. Besides his newborn son and three-year-old daughter True with Khloe, he also shares a five-year-old son Prince with ex Jordan Craig.
However, this isn't the first time Thompson had cheated on Kardashian, whom he first started dating in 2016. Kardashian and Thompson have had an on and off relationship since he was caught cheating on her for the first time in 2018. She was pregnant with her first daughter, True, at the time.
Amid the NBA player's cheating allegations, Kardashian and Thompson continued to co-parent their daughter True Thompson but things came to a halt last year. Kardashian and Thompson parted ways in the summer of 2020 following comments made by Sydney Chase who claimed that she and Thompson had an intimate moment after he had reunited with Khloe.
Thompson's cheating history doesn't end there. The 30-year-old athlete was also spotted with Instagram model Lani Blair during Kardashian's pregnancy. Thompson was spotted stepping out of a Four Seasons hotel along with Blair. According to Page Six the explicit dancer and model spent four hours inside the hotel with Thompson, prior to leaving in a different outfit.
Then it was Jordyn Woods. In 2019, Thompson appeared to have cheated on Kardashian again with Kylie Jenner's best friend and social media influencer Jordyn Woods. Woods, 37, has since admitted to kissing the basketball player at a party in LA.
Aside from Nichols, another woman alleged that she was also impregnated by Thompson. In May 2021, Kimberly Alexander claimed that Thompson is the father of his son.
It was also reported by sources close to Kardashian that True has been her priority and that she wants to remain cordial with Thompson for her daughter.
Nichols is just the latest addition to the list. The fitness model gave birth to a son on December 1 and claimed the child had been conceived while celebrating the NBA pro's birthday in Houston in March 2021, a claim Thompson denied but finally had to admit on Monday.
