Honey Boo Boo father Mike ‘Sugar Bear’ Thompson has ‘gone MIA’ before checking into rehab facility

Honey Boo Boo’s father, Mike “Sugar Bear” Thompson, “went away” shortly before his scheduled check-in at Lamar Odom’s rehab in Kansas. TMZ on Friday.

Sources informed the outlet that the 17-year-old star’s father would “fly to Kansas on Thursday night” to begin treatment at the Gold Bridge Treatment Center to battle his prescription drug addiction.

However, 51-year-old Thompson “never got on that flight” and has since “given radio silence to the Odom group.” Sources explained that Lamar and his group assume Sugar Bear “just got cold feet.”

The reasoning is due to the fact that Mike initially stated that ‘he couldn’t go to rehab because of work’ and later moved on to state that ‘he couldn’t go because he was in the hospital for another health problem’.

Despite Sugar Bear’s no-show, sources told TMZ that “Lamar’s team” has no plans to “give up” on Thompson and “hope he will change his mind if he gets help.”

Mike shares daughter, Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson, with his ex, Mama June Shannon. He later married Jennifer Lamb in 2017 until their divorce was finalized in 2021.

The TV personality is known for appearing on shows like Mama June and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

Sugar Bear doesn’t show up at Lamar’s rehab center a day later TMZ reported that the reality star reached out to the 43-year-old former Los Angeles Laker to secure a spot at one of his drug and rehabilitation centers.

The news also comes amid sources claiming that Sugar Bear is estranged from his daughter, Alana, though it’s unclear if his addiction struggles are related to their issues.

He sought help after Alana reunited with her mother “Mama” June Shannon for their first hug in “five or six years” on the latest episode of Mama June: Family Crisis.

Sources close to her father told the publication that he contacted Odom over the weekend to inquire about being admitted to one of his treatment centers.

Notably, the former professional basketball player, who overdosed in 2015, also bought a total of three drug treatment centers in California, TMZ reported in April.

While one house is ‘a residential care center for women’, the other houses focus on ‘men’s detoxification and residential treatment’.

According to Odom’s representative, the athlete herself vowed to be “very involved” with patients on their own journey to recovery and that he is “ready to start saving lives.”

Jackass star, Bam Margera, is a celebrity who recently checked into one of Odom’s facilities in Calabasas, but notably left his detox early.

Insiders also claimed that Thompson’s addiction struggles stemmed from his struggles with diabetes, which have been chronicled on Alana and June’s reality shows.

He has reportedly become addicted to some of the prescription drugs he takes as part of his treatment for diabetes, though it’s unclear what drugs they are or what they were intended for.

Thompson has also struggled with “severe anxiety and depression,” which can predispose a person to addiction and substance abuse, or make conditions worse. They can also be caused by drug abuse.

Sources said Thompson suffered a setback a month ago when his girlfriend ended their relationship, which has been bothering him ever since.

They also told the publication that Sugar Bear hopes to mend his relationship with his daughter Alana after graduating from rehab.

She famously had a difficult personal experience with addiction after her mother June Shannon became addicted to illegal drugs in recent years amid a self-destructive relationship with her ex-boyfriend Geno Doak.

Mama June has been trying to mend her relationship with daughters Honey Boo Boo, Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’, 23, and Jessica ‘Chubbs’, 26, who was portrayed in the latest sixth season of Mama June: Family Crisis.

June was arrested in 2019 and charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, giving Lauryn temporary custody of Honey Boo Boo and last year she was awarded full custody of the nearly 18-year-old.

During an episode that aired earlier last week on June 30, the star revealed to her daughters during an emotional therapy session that she had been “clean and sober for three years.”

Also during the episode, in which Mama June was joined by Alana, Lauryn and Jessica, as well as therapist Dr. Ish, Honey Boo Boo shared a special moment with her mother.

June and her three daughters were gathered in a kitchen around a counter while the therapist began a short session for the family to express their emotions out loud to develop “intimacy.”

June and Alana shared a heartfelt conversation, which led to the 17-year-old tearfully telling her mom, “I want to be like, my mom did this, or my mom is doing this for me, or I’m going to my house.” mommy today…”

Mama June then took Honey Boo Boo into a tight hug, with her daughter resting her head on her mother’s shoulder to continue crying.

The episode then cut into a confessional where Honey Boo Boo admitted to the viewers, “This is the first time Mommy actually gave me a hug in probably about – I’m not gonna lie – probably about five or six years.”

And it feels good to really get a loving hug from your mama. It felt really good. I’m not going to lie.’