Basketball player Tristan Thompson has been suspended without pay for 25 games after he violated the NBA’s anti-drug program.
The NBA confirmed on Tuesday, January 23, that Thompson, 32, tested positive for performance enhancing drugs Ibutamoren and SARM LGD-4033. His suspension will begin with the Wednesday, January 24, game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Ibutamoren is a substance that is known for increasing levels of Human Growth Hormone (HGH) in the body, according to Sport Integrity. It has been banned in sport due to a wide range of dangerous side effects. Meanwhile, Ligandrol is a drug designed to facilitate strength and muscle building by enhancing the burning of body fat and increasing the user’s physical endurance.
Thompson has not yet publicly addressed his suspension from the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was originally drafted by the team in 2011 before winning a championship five years later. After nine years in Ohio, Thompson had short stints on the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls.
In April 2023, Thompson, known for his on-again, off-again romance with Khloé Kardashian, was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers and ultimately returned to the Cavaliers for the 2023-2024 NBA season.
Throughout his NBA career, Thompson has consistently made headlines for his personal life. He started dating Kardashian, 39, in 2016 after his split from Jordan Craig as the former couple awaited the arrival of their son, Prince.
Thompson became a father again when girlfriend,Khloe Kardashian gave birth to daughter True. Days before True’s arrival in 2018, Tristan cheated on his then-pregnant girlfriend with multiple women. Kardashian and Thompson initially stayed together but called it quits when he kissed her sister Kylie Jenner’s BFF Jordyn Woods in 2019.
The pair briefly reconciled in late 2021 before ending it for good when Thompson welcomed a baby with another woman named Maralee Nichols .
It was later confirmed Thompson and Kardashian’s surrogate was pregnant with their second child, son Tatum, at the same time of Thompson’s affair with Nichols.
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