Absence doesn’t always make the heart grow fonder.

Blake Griffin’s blockbuster trade from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Detroit Pistons ahead of the NBA trade deadline has apparently slowed his relationship with Kendall Jenner.

“They’ve definitely cooled off and are taking things at a slower pace, but not because of any particular drama,” an insider recently told People. “He got traded and isn’t local anymore, so they’ve grown apart a bit just because of distance. They’re still involved.”

First linked in August, Jenner, 21, made multiple courtside appearances at Clippers games. Since Griffin, 28, was shipped to Detroit, the supermodel has been spotted elsewhere, including dinner with a mystery man Monday night at Nobu in Malibu.

Griffin’s personal life has hit several speed bumps of late. Earlier this month, the 6-foot-10 power forward was sued for palimony by ex Brynn Cameron, with whom he shares two children. The mother of two says Griffin was “cruelly embarrassing his family with his public fawning over Kendall Jenner,” according to the suit, per TMZ.

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