No, Tristan Thompson did not get a Khloe Kardashian back tattoo
Breaking news, folks -- there's a lot of malarkey out there on the internet.
Our freshest example concerns NBA player Tristan Thompson, the latest Kardashian-dating athlete. Just to set the record straight: No , he did not get a tattoo paying homage to Khloe Kardashian inked across his back. I mean, 2016 is a bad year but it's not this bad.
The Kardashians, of course, have a long history of dating athletes. Thompson, a forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, is the latest. He and Khloe have reportedly been dating since this past off-season.
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That's the context for this alleged photo of Thompson's back, which caused quite a stir on the sports internet Wednesday.
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Because this is the internet, many folks just took that photo and ran with it, lamenting Thompson's apparent lack of judgment.
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Similar posts abound, but you get the idea so we'll cut to the chase here: That's not Thompson's back with the giant "Khloe" tattoo.
We know this because back in 2013 Thompson shared a photo of the actual tattoo that adorns his back. Here's a look via his Instagram account.
So then, whose back is that with the giant "Khloe" tattoo?
The ink in question apparently belongs to another athlete -- Louisiana State cornerback Andraez Williams.
Khloe, Williams said via Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, is his daughter's name.
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And there you have it, folks -- case closed.
Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
