Tristan Thompsonallegedly told the woman who is pregnant with his child that he is planning to retire from the NBA after the current basketball season, according to new court documents from his paternity case lawsuit.
The 30-year-old athlete, who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings after being traded from theBoston Celticsearlier this year, admitted to having sex with Nichols on at least one occasion, per the documents.
One document filed in August includes a screenshot of a message Thompson allegedly sent to Nichols about her pregnancy, in which he mentioned a forthcoming retirement.
Tristan Thompson.Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty
“So you better off taking this 75k I’m offering cause you won’t get nothing near that with having a kid with a father who’s unemployed,” it concludes.
Thompson has denied sending the message, as well as others in which he allegedly suggested Nichols get an abortion, according to one of the documents from the case.
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In yet another document, Thompson’s legal team notes that he is “skeptical as to his paternity of [Nichols'] unborn child” and references his current status with the NBA.
“Tristan expects that he will play with the Kings for the remainder of the NBA season; however, trades occur amongst NBA teams during the season. At the close of the current NBA season, Tristan will be a free agent and his future NBA team affiliation is uncertain,” the document says.
The current NBA season kicked off in October and will run through April. A rep for the Kings did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson.Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; George Pimentel/Getty
Thompson is already dad to daughter True, 3, whom he shares withKhloé Kardashian, plus son Prince, 4, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig.
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Thompson and Kardashian have been on and off for several years, andmost recently splitin June. A source previously told PEOPLE that the exes are continuing to “keep things friendly” for True’s sake.
source: people.com
