NBA star Tristan Thompson seeks sole custody of disabled brother, cannot locate their father

NBA Champion Tristan Thompson poses with his little brother Amari Thompson at The Amari Thompson Soiree 2019 in support of Epilepsy Toronto held at The Globe and Mail Centre on August 1, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images)

By Karu F. Daniels

Tristan Thompson wants to be appointed conservator of his disabled teenage brother after their father went missing.

According to recently filed court documents, the NBA star is seeking to become the sole legal guardian and conservator for his 17-year-old brother, Amari — who is confined to a wheelchair due to a severe neurological disorder.

Tristan, who has two children with reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, has served as the primary caregiver of his younger sibling since their mother, Andrea Brooks, died last year.

 He claimed in his legal filing, obtained by ET, that their father, Trevor Douglas Thompson, “abandoned” his brother and “failed to pay any child support despite the court order” issued in 2014.

“I have not had any contact with him since his separation from our late mother in 2014, and contact was minimal prior to that date,” the Cleveland Cavaliers center claimed.

“My only contact with Trevor Thompson in the past nine years was a brief interaction when he appeared at my mother’s funeral. I have no knowledge of his current or recent whereabouts.”

Tristan, 32, noted that the legal experts he hired to locate his father were unable to track him down.

Both brothers began living with Kardashian in her California home after their mother’s unexpected 2023 death of a heart attack. Tristan is seeking legal guardianship so he can better manage Amiri’s finances and healthcare with less difficulty.

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