Lamar Odom – Critical In Hospital
Odom, who was in critical condition, per TMZ, as of Tuesday night, played for the Lakers during the 2009 and 2010 seasons before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks in December 2011.
“The hospital was intending to fly Lamar from the local Pahrump hospital to a larger Las Vegas hospital but reports claim the medical chopper couldn’t handle his 6’10” size, so he was rushed via ambulance instead.
TMZ sources said that Odom arrived at the ranch on Saturday and was partying for several days.
Lamar Odom is fighting for his life after falling unconscious at a Las Vegas brothel, according to reports.
He said when they turned him over, “terrible stuff came out” of his mouth or nose.
The site spoke with Hof, who said that the woman called for the manager, who called 911. Hof is known for his own onetime reality show, “Cathouse”, on HBO.
He was then driven by ambulance to the hospital.
He told InTouch magazine that Kardashian was his “soulmate” but the two finalized their divorce in July, ending their four-year marriage. The divorce has not yet received final approval from a judge.
Now, TMZ says he’s being airlifted to a hospital in Las Vegas.
Kobe Bryant arriving at the hospital.
World Peace clearly was distraught about Odom’s health after the game.
Odom spent the best years of his career with the Lakers, winning two championship rings and the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011. In February past year, he signed with a Spanish team on a two-month deal but a month later he returned to the U.S. because of a back injury.
The 35-year-old professional athlete has had a long history of substance abuse and in the past he was even suspended by his former employer the National Basketball Association for violating their anti-drug policy. Odom was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in 1999.
Born in Queens, New York, he was raised by his grandmother after his mother died of cancer when he was 12.