Khloe Kardashian is reportedly dating Rick Fox and pretty smitten with the former NBA teammate of her estranged husband Lamar Odom.
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"She's fallen for him big-time," a source close to Kardashian told Star. "To say it's love wouldn't be a stretch."
"They hung out in the same circle for years, but the timing was never right," said a friend.
Kardashian, 30, was apparently tight enough with Fox, 45, that he lent her a shoulder to cry on after she filed for divorce -- which was dismissed in April due to inactivity on her part -- from Odom in December 2013.
But "Rick always said he thinks Khloe's gorgeous," an insider told the magazine.
Fox, who was married to Vanessa Williams and had dated Eliza Dushku long-term, has been single since last year minus a brief fling with AnnaLynne McCord.
So how did Kardashian and Fox get the ball rolling?
They had been "talking on the phone and texting a lot," explained a source. "Then he finally asked her out!"
The couple's first date was reportedly dinner at Los Angeles' Casa Vega restaurant on May 22. They arrived separately, and according to an eyewitness, there wasn't much PDA going on.
"They seemed into each other, and she giggled at his jokes, but they never kissed," the eyewitness told Star.
And things have been heating up ever since.
"Rick's been showering Khloe with attention," the source noted. "Her family absolutely approves."
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Reports Odom had a serious two-year drug problem that strained his marriage to Kardashian first surfaced in August 2013 and followed prior claims he had repeatedly cheated on the reality star. Odom was charged with DUI, allegedly binged on crack cocaine and made his way in and out of rehab.
"Khloe may be finally realizing that a bad boy isn't what she needs," said the source.
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