Tristan Thompson’s Texas Paternity Case Dismissed as Battle Continues

In documents filed in response to Thompson’s suit in Texas, Nichols included a copy of what she said was a “text from Tristan” sent to her, which, “Wont [sic] be involved at all. Btw if you think having this baby is gonna make you some money. It’s completely wrong. You are aware that I’m retiring after this season. So in terms of support it will be whatever is required monthly for someone who’s unemployed. It’s texas so it will be only a couple hundred dollars.”

He allegedly continued, “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. All you will have is a baby with a father who has zero involvement with the child and a few hundred dollars of child support a month.”

In his Dec. 16 declaration for the Los Angeles case, Thompson stated, “[Nichols] has attached to her papers many Snapchat messages which she claims are ‘real’ and represent ‘real’ communications between us. However, I strongly contend that these messages have been fabricated by [Nichols].” He did, however, admit that the two used Snapchat as the sole method of communication for the duration of their sexual relationship.

—Reporting by Holly Passalaqua