In what has come as shocking news, the NBA world and the Kardashian family stood united with Tristan Thompson earlier in the day. As per reports, the Thompson family finds themselves mourning the irreplaceable loss of Tristan’s mother. Andrea Thompson passed away on the 5th of January at her house in Toronto due to a heart attack. TMZ Sports confirmed and reported the saddening news on the 6th of January.
As per other sources like the People website, Tristan immediately made his way to his mother’s house and his former partner Khloe Kardashian reportedly joined him. Supposedly, Khloe and Tristan’s mother shared a close connection after she gave birth to the ex-couple’s daughter, True.
The Kardashian family stands by Tristan Thompson
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As Khloe focuses on being there for the Thompson family, her mother Kris Jenner took to Instagram to share the heartbreaking news. She wrote a long caption and paired it with a photo dump featuring Andrea, Tristan, Khloe, and True.
Kris wrote, “I am so heartbroken by the sudden passing of Tristan’s mom, Andrea”. She conveyed her thoughts and prayers to the Thompson family while highlighting the quality of Andrea. Jenner wrote that Andrea was a highly devoted and selfless mother. She stated that Tristan’s mom was filled with love, compassion, and kindness.
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Kris added that she’d miss the energy and passion that Andrea brought with her every day. She ended the post by expressing her gratitude to Tristan’s mom and wrote “Rest in peace beautiful angel”. Khloe’s best friends Khadijah and Kathy Hilton commented on the post and expressed their love for the family.
The NBA World unites for the Thompson Family
Apart from the Kardashian family, Tristan saw the NBA World come together to support him. They showered him with immense compassion during this tumultuous time. Fans expressed condolences while offering their prayers to the departed soul and the Thompson family. They pushed for Tristan to stay strong. Some mentioned that it’s an unfortunate start to the year. Here are some of the comments:
Prayers up, one of the worst things that can happen
— Calum Johnson (@calum_johnson9) January 6, 2023
Never easy losing anyone, , praying for him and family 🙏😊
— Bobby (@Bobbyvan88) January 6, 2023
A man’s toughest loss. Condolences 🙏🏾 https://t.co/HLMQJkLiu8
— J from round da way (@Mr2ooNice) January 7, 2023
this year has started horribly
— chan (@hoodiechann) January 6, 2023
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Damn that’s the worst stay strong Tristan 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😢😢😢🥺🥺🕊️🕊️🕊️ https://t.co/hxYnJqUEpa
— all i got is me (@P1Grindking) January 6, 2023
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Tristan Thompson, a free agent right now, and Khloe Kardashian are yet to comment publicly. The details regarding the funeral and pray meet haven’t been disclosed to the public.
Watch this story: A timeline of Khloe Kardashians’ relationship with Tristan Thompson