Overview

• At Dallas Mavericks Media Day, Thompson replied "I'm not going to talk about that" when asked how dating Megan Thee Stallion has made him a better man.
• He shifted to basketball, stressing his offseason regimen and saying there is "no such thing as an offseason" and players must train as if playing 100 games a year.
• The brief exchange fueled social-media debate about the couple’s status, with reactions ranging from breakup theories to support for keeping personal topics private.
• Around the same time, Megan Thee Stallion shared a viral Instagram video captioned "my man gone to work now, y’all ready for me?" that highlighted business as usual on her end.
• The relationship was publicly launched in July with a red-carpet appearance at her Pete & Thomas Foundation gala, and neither has directly addressed the latest rumors.