He led the U. During their marriage, Odom made several appearances on the reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. In October , Odom was hospitalized in a comatose state after being discovered unconscious in a Nevada brothel. He later sought treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. When Bynum returned to the hardwood for a home game against the Denver Nuggets, on the 9th of April, Odom adjusted back into his sixth-man role. Odom finished the season with Over the offseason, Odom was heavily courted by his former franchise, the Miami Heat.
Odom is noted for his fondness for candy. Wrigley made a replica of the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy out of candy in celebration of the Lakers' victory in the Finals, and Odom's name is featured on the base. In —09, Odom arrived to training camp out of shape. Jackson later disclosed his plan to move Odom to the bench as their sixth man, backing up the Lakers' frontcourt consisting of Gasol, Bynum, and Trevor Ariza.
A free agent after the season, Odom initially balked at the prospect of playing as a reserve for the first time in his career. But he came around to the assignment soon enough, having resolved to sacrifice his own numbers to make his teammates happy and in hopes of securing his first NBA championship.
In January, after Bynum got injured in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Odom returned to the starting lineup. Over the month of February, he averaged The 15 points Odom scored in the third quarter helped the Lakers turn a point deficit to a point victory, ending Cleveland's game home winning streak in the process.
Odom finished the game with 28 points, 17 rebounds, and 2 assists. After young center Andrew Bynum had gone down with a knee injury and Pau Gasol was acquired amid the —08 season, Odom stepped up his production, as he posted averages of He would finish that season averaging In the NBA Finals, however, his numbers would decline to Battling injuries, Odom was limited to 56 games in —07, but finished with an average of In a rematch of the previous year's series, the Lakers were again defeated by the Suns in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
Odom had three children, Destiny b. At the time, Odom was already in town for the funeral of an aunt. Odom developed a relationship with his father, who became drug-free; however, he remains closer to his high school coach, Jerry DeGregorio, who he calls [his] "white dad". DeGregorio is the godfather to Destiny and Lamar Jr. In the first half of the —06 season, Odom showed signs of inconsistency. However, as Los Angeles progressed towards the end of the season, his performance steadily improved.
Along the way, he posted consecutive triple-doubles for the first time as a Laker in games against the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers were eliminated in 7 games in their first round playoffs matchup against the Phoenix Suns, having blown a 3—1 series lead. Odom averaged In his first year with the Los Angeles Lakers, Odom incurred a left shoulder injury that forced him to miss the end of the —05 season.
Despite Odom averaging Following the —05 season, they re-hired former coach Phil Jackson. He was invited to play for the FIBA World Championships for but declined the invitation because of the tragic death of his son and in because of a shoulder injury. He would only play in 49 games during the —03 season, and would become a restricted free agent the following summer.
The Miami Heat offered a deal that the Clippers declined to match after already matching another offer the Heat made to Elton Brand. In the —01 season, Odom increased his scoring average to The Clippers again failed to make the playoffs, however, as the young team could not improve their positioning in the Western Conference. In March , Odom was suspended for five games for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug policy. In the following season, he was suspended in November for yet another infraction of the anti-drug policy, his second offense in eight months.
He admitted to using marijuana after the suspension. Odom only played 29 games during the season, and his production slipped. He then tried to return to college, thinking he was not ready for the NBA; but having already signed with an agent, he was no longer eligible to withdraw from the draft.
Odom was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the fourth overall pick. In his first season with the Clippers, Odom averaged He put up 30 points and tore down 12 rebounds in his NBA debut. From to , Lamar played for Dallas and then returned back to Los Angeles Clippers up to His contract deals and endorsements also boosted up his net worth fortune. Lamar Odom was once a great basketball player whose fame rose up even higher when he dated and married one of the Kardashian family members; however, due to drug addiction, his fame, his net worth have all suffered.
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