Tristan Thompson is a professional athlete surrounded by personal trainers, but his Instagram followers felt his workout form was lacking in his new post.
The NBA playboy, 31 – who recently agreed to pay his baby mama Maralee Nichols $9.5K in monthly child support – posted a video on Saturday with the goal of flaunting his guns on social media.
Unfortunately, his followers were less than impressed by his bicep curls and blasted Khloe Kardashian‘s ex in the comments section.
Dumbbell: Tristan Thompson, 31, is a professional athlete surrounded by personal trainers, but on Saturday his Instagram followers felt that his workout form was lacking
Shirtless and glistening with sweat, Tristan ran through the different dumbbells on a weight rack in his gym.
The former Cleveland Cavalier occasionally flashed a smile at the camera. ‘Going into the New Year strong,’ wrote Thompson, adding, ‘Keep pushing. Happy New Years everyone.’
The negative reaction was swift, racking up hundreds of brutal put-downs.
Bicep fails: The NBA playboy posted a video on Saturday with the goal of flaunting his guns on social media
Slam dunk of a workout: Shirtless and glistening with sweat, Tristan ran through the different dumbbells on a weight rack in his gym
‘Come on man,’ wrote one critic, ‘you [have] trainers and professional athletes all around you and you still can’t figure out the correct form smh.’
‘Not surprising the guns don’t grow with that form,’ blasted one follower.
‘Lol zero form and you’re supposed to be a pro athlete,’ slammed another.
‘Bro delete this,’ advised one good samaritan.
The swish of his smile: The former Cleveland Cavalier occasionally flashed a smile at the camera during the shirtless workout
Last workout: The basketball player declared, ‘Last workout of 2022’
Echoing that wise sentiment further down in the comments section, someone wrote to Tristan: ‘You still have time to delete this.’
At the end Khloe’s philandering ex-partner grinned at the camera and signed off with the eloquent: ‘Happy New Years mothaf*****s.’
He later took to his Instagram Story, still-shirtless, and declared: ‘Last workout of 2022, Kev. Can’t f**k around now, come on now.’
Blasted: The negative reaction was swift, racking up hundreds of brutal put-downs. ‘Come on man,’ wrote one critic, ‘you [have] trainers and professional athletes all around you and you still can’t figure out the correct form smh’
Roasted: One follower eulogized Thompson’s every muscle and wrote, ‘RIP back, shoulders and wrists’
And the award goes to: ‘Lol zero form and you’re supposed to be a pro athlete,’ joked another
‘Kev’ is celebrity trainer Kev Kevorkian – no relation to the illustrious Dr. Kevorkian – who was present during Tristan’s workout.
It comes after Thompson reached a settlement in his ongoing paternity case with Maralee Nichols.
The parents of Theo, age one, have settled to terms that the NBA player will pay $9,500 a month in child support as he is currently not contracted to a team and is not earning income.
Last year, Thompson conceived a child with Nichols while in a relationship with reality star Khloe Kardashian, 38 – with whom he shares two children.
Money well spent: Thompson also shared a glimpse of his celebrity trainer ‘Kev’ who was present during his workout