From left: Tristan Thompson, Khloé Kardashian, Lamar Odom.Photo: David Livingston/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; Michael Loccisano/Getty

Tristan Thompson, Khloé Kardashian, Lamar Odom

Tristan Thompsonis feeling territorial overKhloé Kardashian.

In his comment, Odom wrote: “Hottie” alongside a series of heart-eyed and fire emojis. Thompson, on the other hand, left a series of hearts and drooling emojis.

“God brought you back the first time. Play if you want, different results,” Thompson wrote, referencing the former Lakers player’s 2015 hospitalization following anear-fatal overdose.

Khloé Kardashian/Instagram

Khloé Kardashian Instagram comment

This is the second time this week that Thompson has left a flirtatious comment on Kardashian’s Instagram. The Boston Celtics playercommented with several heart-eyed emojisunder her previous post, which featured a throwback photo of Kardashian standing on the beach in a sheer blue long-sleeved bodycon dress.

On Thursday, a source told PEOPLE that Kardashian remains “very loyal” to Thompson — who is also the father of her 3-year-old daughterTrue— despite their recent split.

“For now, Khloé is single and seems okay with it,” the insider told PEOPLE. “She continues to co-parent with Tristan and they spend time together as a family. Even though he has disappointed Khloé so many times, she is still very loyal to Tristan.”

“She doesn’t like when people criticize him,” the source continued. “He will always be special to her. It’s very possible that they will get back together eventually.”

Tristan Thompson, Khloe Kardashian.Jerritt Clark/Getty Images

Khloe Kardashian, Tristan Thompson

In June,PEOPLE confirmedthat Kardashian and Thompson had called it quits once again.

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Though the exes are no longer together, asource told PEOPLEthis week that Thompson is “still trying to get Khloé back. He hasn’t given up and he doesn’t think the door is closed.”

Kardashian and Thompson’s relationship was made public in September 2016. The following year, PEOPLE confirmed that they wereexpecting their now 3-year-old daughter True. But just days before Kardashian gave birth to True in April 2018, news broke that Thompson had beenunfaithful during her pregnancy.

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They spent that summerrebuilding their relationship, but in February 2019, theysplit againafter reports surfaced that Thompson had hooked up withKylie Jenner’s longtime best friend,Jordyn Woods. (Woods adamantlydenied that they had sexbut said they kissed after a long night of drinking.)

In June 2020, sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the two wereback on, and theyspent most of the COVID-19 pandemic togetherin L.A. with their daughter. A year later the pair split again amid more cheating allegations.

Thompson and Kardashian have not addressed the recent claims publicly.

source: people.com