Tristan Thompson's baby mama Maralee Nichols has shared the name she has chosen for the son she shares with the athlete.
The personal trainer gave birth to her first child on December 1 and the basketball player initially denied that he was the father of the tot.
He then later took a DNA test which confirmed he had impregnated Maralee when they slept together over the weekend of his 30th birthday weekend in March 2021.
And following reports that Tristan is yet to meet the newborn or pay child support, Maralee has revealed that she has named their son Theo Thompson.
Despite the child's surname being the same as his dad's the mother of one decided against adding Tristan to Theo's birth certificate.
She also shared that Theo's name has a special meaning of "Gift from God", revealing that she is loving motherhood after believing that she was unable to have children.
"Theo, my little angel baby. I named you Theo because it means, 'Gift from God,'' Maralee told MailOnline.
"I had never been pregnant and had been told I might not be able to have children. I couldn't believe I was pregnant, when I saw you on the ultrasound and heard your little heartbeat I knew I would always protect you and keep you safe."
She went on to call Theo her "greatest blessing" before addressing a report from E! News, which claimed that Tristan was not listed as the father on Theo's birth certificate.
"Tristan's name was not on the birth certificate because he was not present at Theo's birth," Maralee added.
Theo is Tristan's third child, with the star also being dad to five-year-old Prince, whom he shares with model Jordan Craig as well as father to three-year-old True, that he welcomed with Khloe Kardashian in 2018.
After it was confirmed that he was Theo's dad, Cleveland Cavaliers star Tristan issued an apology to Khloe.
He took to his Instagram Story to write: "Today paternity test results reveal that I fathered a child with Maralee Nichols.
"I take full responsibility for my actions. Now that paternity has been established I look forward to amicably raising our son."
"I sincerely apologize to everyone I've hurt or disappointed throughout this ordeal both publicly and privately.
"Khloe, you don't deserve this. You don't deserve the heartache and humiliation I have caused you."
He continued: "You don't deserve the way I have treated you over the years. My actions certainly have not lined up with the way I view you.
"I have the utmost respect and love for you. Regardless of what you may think. Again, I am so incredibly sorry."
Khloe and Tristan first started dating in September 2016 and fans thought the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star had finally found her happy ending after her divorce from Lamar Odom.
But then the drama started when Khloe and Tristan split in February 2019 after it came to light that the basketball player had cheated on the Good American brand owner with family friend Jordyn Woods.
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Tristan's infidelity with Jordyn was not his first betrayal to the E! star, he previously was hit with allegations of wrongdoing when he was caught on camera kissing a woman in a nightclub days before Khloe gave birth to True in 2018.
During the coronavirus lockdown, the sportsman moved in with Khloe to co-parent their daughter and it seemed like they were an item once again as they openly discussed planning to add to their family via surrogate on episodes of KUWTK.
Now the state of their romance is unknown following the news of Tristan fathering a child out.
