Tristan Thompson calls Khloe Kardashian ‘best friend’ in gushing birthday post despite recent split

Tristan Thompson took to Instagram on Sunday to wish Khloe Kardashian a happy birthday amid recent split following cheating accusations.

The 30-year-old professional basketball player gushed over the reality star as he called her an ‘incredible partner’ and his ‘best friend’ in a winded tribute to the mother of his daughter, True.

Tristan and Khloe have been on the outs once again after a tumultuous five-year relationship surrounded by multiple infidelity rumors on his part.  

A celebration indeed: Tristan Thompson took to Instagram on Sunday to wish Khloe Kardashian a happy birthday amid recent split following cheating accusations

‘Happy birthday @khloekardashian,’ he wrote. ‘Thank you for being not just an amazing partner, mommy and best friend but also being the kindest, caring and most loving human being I’ve ever met. 

‘Your love and spirit is contagious to all who’ve met you. Thank you for always being there for me and putting our family first. I love you so much. Have an amazing day.’

Fans were not pleased with Tristan’s message and took to the comments to decry his public display of affection. 

'Happy birthday @khloekardashian,' he wrote. 'Thank you for being not just an amazing partner, mommy and best friend but also being the kindest, caring and most loving human being I’ve ever met'

‘Happy birthday @khloekardashian,’ he wrote. ‘Thank you for being not just an amazing partner, mommy and best friend but also being the kindest, caring and most loving human being I’ve ever met’

Too late? The 30-year-old professional basketball player gushed over the reality star as he called her an 'incredible partner' and his 'best friend' in a winded tribute to the mother of his daughter, True

Too late? The 30-year-old professional basketball player gushed over the reality star as he called her an ‘incredible partner’ and his ‘best friend’ in a winded tribute to the mother of his daughter, True

One follower asked the question on everyone’s mind, ‘But why you always hurting her?’ while another fan wrote: ‘Not sure love is the word for it dawg… u walked all over her very blatantly.’

On Monday, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed how Tristan disappeared into a bedroom with three women at a house party in Bel Air over the weekend. Lawyers for Thompson have since denied the claims.

PageSix reported that the pair had already ‘split’ following the news, but a Tuesday report from PEOPLE claim the pair’s relationship was ‘good’ as of last week.

A source tells the outlet that Tristan came back to Los Angeles to celebrate Father’s Day with Khloe and True, three, and that she was ‘happy to have him back.’

Honest approach: One follower asked the question on everyone's mind, 'But why you always hurting her?' while another fan wrote: 'Not sure love is the word for it dawg... u walked all over her very blatantly.'

Honest approach: One follower asked the question on everyone’s mind, ‘But why you always hurting her?’ while another fan wrote: ‘Not sure love is the word for it dawg… u walked all over her very blatantly.’

A source then confirmed they split a few days later saying, ‘they are not together right now,’ adding: ‘The ups and downs with Tristan were always very frustrating for Khloe. She has worked so hard to trust Tristan.’ 

Khloe and Tristan’s split also comes as the pair were seen trying to work things out on the final two episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. 

The pair have battled through numerous cheating allegations throughout their five-year relationship, which began shortly after he was dating model Jordan Craig.

When Khloe was nine months pregnant with their daughter, True, Tristan was spotted getting close to a woman at a bar before she headed to his hotel room at 5 a.m. in photos exclusively revealed in DailyMail.com

Nearly one year later, Tristan was back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after kissing Kylie Jenner’s ex-best friend, Jordyn Woods, at a party on Valentine’s weekend in LA. 

Not great: When Khloe was nine months pregnant with their daughter, True, Tristan was spotted getting close to a woman at a bar before she headed to his hotel room at 5 a.m. in photos exclusively revealed in DailyMail.com

Not great: When Khloe was nine months pregnant with their daughter, True, Tristan was spotted getting close to a woman at a bar before she headed to his hotel room at 5 a.m. in photos exclusively revealed in DailyMail.com

Yikes: Nearly one year later, Tristan was back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after kissing Kylie Jenner's ex-best friend, Jordyn Woods, at a party on Valentine's weekend in LA

Yikes: Nearly one year later, Tristan was back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after kissing Kylie Jenner’s ex-best friend, Jordyn Woods, at a party on Valentine’s weekend in LA

At the time, Khloe publicly accused Jordyn for the tryst after Woods attempted to set the record straight on a Red Table Talk episode with Jada Pinkett Smith.  

‘Why are you lying @jordynwoods ??’ she tweeted If you’re going to try and save yourself by going public, INSTEAD OF CALLING ME PRIVATELY TO APOLOGIZE FIRST, at least be HONEST about your story. BTW, You ARE the reason my family broke up!’

She continued: ‘Tristan is equally to blame but Tristan is the father of my child. Regardless of what he does to me I won’t do that to my daughter. He has been addressing this situation PRIVATELY. If Tristan were to lie publicly about what conspired, then yes I would address him publicly as well.’ 

Despite the challenging time, Khloe and Tristan attempted to patch things up and he was spotted at the family’s Christmas party in 2019.

The couple grew closer during the pandemic as a source told PEOPLE: ‘The lockdown made them closer. They hadn’t spent this much time together since they lived in Cleveland. They have had an amazing spring with True in LA.’

But by 2021, Tristan was caught in new cheating storms as multiple women once again came forward with allegations he had been unfaithful to Khloe, most recently with Kimberly Alexander and model Sydney Chase.  

Sad: Khloe and Tristan's split also comes as the pair were seen trying to work things out on the final two episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Sad: Khloe and Tristan’s split also comes as the pair were seen trying to work things out on the final two episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians