As Khloe Kardashian vows to stay by Lamar Odom's bedside, just what will become of her relationship with James Harden?
- In new interview given before Lamar's collapse, Harden said: 'I'm at a good stage right now... everything is flowing'
- Couple have been together for around four months
- Appeared smitten and had been spotted enjoying a series of low-key dates
She's vowed to support her estranged husband Lamar Odom as he recovers his health following his brush with death.
But while Khloe's dedication to the troubled former basketball star is laudable, it raises the question about what her unwavering devotion may cost her personally.
One obvious conflict is with the reality star's new romance with NBA star James Harden, who she has been dating for around four months.
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Smitten: Khloe Kardashian is pictured earlier this month with boyfriend James Harden watching a UFC fight; the pair's romance has been put on hold with the collapse of her former husband Lamar Odom
While the couple's romance is still very new - they were only first spotted together on the July Fourth holiday weekend - they had seemed smitten.
Whether attending a UFC fight, or simply picking up Mexican fast food at Chipotle, it was clear the couple were delighting in one another's company.
Their relationship moved quickly, and when Harden turned 26 at the end of August, it was 31-year-old Khloe who took control of his birthday celebrations.
And while the extravagant fireworks celebration may have annoyed the residents of the quiet neighbourhood it disturbed, it certainly met with the seal of approval from Harden.
In a new interview, apparently given prior to Lamar's collapse, he talked of his appreciation for Khloe.
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Their relationship moved quickly: When Harden turned 26 at the end of August, it was 31-year-old Khloe who took control of his birthday celebrations; seen is the reality star in a picture from Harden's Instagram
Date night: The two leave Kylie Jenner's birthday party back in August
'Turning 26 was special,' Harden told The Houston Chronicle in an article published Sunday. 'Khloe did an amazing job with the birthday party.'
And he even seemed at ease with the blinding spotlight thrust upon him by his association with his new love's fame-hungry family - with his birthday even filmed for Khloe's show Keeping Up With The Kadashians.
'I'm not going to sit there and be in the house and be shackled up,' he said, explaining that the attention wouldn't change his attitude to life. 'I'm going to be free, have fun and enjoy it.
'I've worked so hard to be in this position, I'm going to enjoy being in this position. It's what I've worked for. There are certain perks that comes with it.'
'Beast mode!' Harden's only social media posting has been a photo of himself smiling, beside baseball player Carlos Correa
The Houston Rockets star said he wasn't 'overwhelmed'. 'I'm really like a normal guy. I like to do normal things,' he said.
And Harden told the newspaper that he was at a 'good stage' both in his professional and private life. 'Everything is flowing. Everything is what I imagined it would be. My family is great. Friends. Everyone is in a good place right now.'
But while Harden was ready for the fame that a life with Khloe would bring he has yet to comment on the crisis which caused Khloe to drop everything and race to Las Vegas a week ago.
Indeed, as Khloe sits vigil at Lamar's bedside, Harden's only social media posting has been a photo of himself smiling, beside baseball player Carlos Correa. 'Beast mode!!!!' he wrote.
Flourishing: While their relationship was new, the couple had seemed to be well suited
Meanwhile Khloe has been spending her days anxiously waiting for signs of recovery from her former husband, who has now awoken from his three-day coma.
Odom was finally taken off a ventilator on Friday night after he collapsed on Tuesday during a drink and drug-fueled binge in a Nevada brothel.
He has now been able to get out of his bed, but has a long road to recovery ahead of him - with months of intensive rehabilitation expected as he slowly recovers his health.
Throughout Lamar's ordeal it has been Khloe who has been in charge of medical decisions, with the two not yet officially divorced despite their 2013 split.
Sources said Khloe has become a 'shell of herself' since Odom's collapse. Being his legal guardian - in charge of his medical decisions - has 'been very hard on her,' reports Us Weekly.
What this will mean for her budding romance is yet to be seen.
But it seems clear that for now, at least, Harden is understandably no longer Khloe's priority.
Former love: Khloe and Lamar Odom are pictured during their four-year marriage; despite their 2013 split they are not officially divorced and the reality star remains his next of kin
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