About Lamar Odom
An American former professional basketball player, and actor, Lamar Odom is famous for his appearances on the reality television show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians", "Khloe & Lamar", and made a cameo on the second season of the HBO television series "Entourage". He is best recognized for his other appearances in television and films such as "Jack and Jill", "Arli$$", "Fantasy Factory", "Kobe Doin' Work", "Hood of Horror", "Dancing with the Stars", "Minute To Win It" as well as He has his own music and film production company Rich Soil Entertainment.
Apart from the reality star, Lamar Odom is a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. He won Championships in 2009 and 2010 with Los Angeles Lakers. He was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011, the most valuable player of the Atlantic 10 Tournament after his three-point shot at the buzzer against Temple gave the Rams their first A-10 title as well as he was named to the 2000 NBA All-Rookie First Team. Before, he played college basketball for the University of Rhode Island team until 1998, and this 6 foot 10 inches forward was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the fourth overall pick in 1999. He played for the Lakers from 2004-2011, played for the Dallas Mavericks from 2011-2012, and the Clippers again from 2012-2013. Then, he signed with Laboral Kutxa Baskonia of the Spanish League and the Euroleague on a two-month deal with an option to extend it for the remainder of the season. He played on the United States national team in 2004 and FIBA World Championship in 2010. He received national player of the year honors from Parade in 1997, won a bronze medal in the Olympics and a gold medal in the World Cup.
On 11 June 2021, he participated in an exhibition boxing match with singer/rapper Aaron Carter and he knocked Carter out in the second round.
Early Life & Parents
Lamar Odom took birth on 6 November 1979 in South Jamaica, Queens, New York City holding American nationality. He belongs to the African-American ethnicity. He is Christian by religion and Black is his race. Likewise, he will be celebrating his 42 birthday on 6 November 2021. Thus, he is 41 years old at present and his star sign is Scorpio. His real name is LamarJoseph Odom.
Lamar Odom's father, Joe Odom was a heroin addict whereas his mother's name is Cathy Mercer. His mother died of Colon Cancer when he was twelve years old and his father died in April 2021. After that, he was raised by his maternal grandmother named Mildred Mercer.
Concerning Lamar Odom's education, he attended Christ The King Regional High School and after that, he moved to Redemption Christian Academy. Later, he attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He also attended the University of Rhode Island.
Lamar Odom Wife, Girlfriend & Dating
Lamar Odom is possibly in a relationship with Karlie Redd. Due to rumors started to spark that they were in a relationship when they were sited together at a few events in April 2021. The couple was seen together at the birthday party of L&HH star Yandy Smith. She has not spoken out about whether or not anything is going on between her and Lamar as well as they were photographed on the red carpet laughing together and holding hands.
Previously, he was in a long-term relationship with the American fashion designer Liza Morales. The couple began dating each other in 1990 while they were in high school. They got engaged in 2000 and their relationship came to an end in 2007. Together, they have three children: a daughter named Destiny Odom (Born in 1998), son Lamar Jr. (Born in 2002), & son Jayden (Born on 15 December 2005), who died from sudden infant death syndrome while sleeping in his crib in New York in 2006. Regarding his sexual orientation, he is straight.
Additionally, Lamar Odom was married to the beautiful American TV personality Khloe Kardashian. The couple began dating each other in 2009 and got married on 27 September 2009. However, Kardashian filed for divorce on 26 May 2016 and their divorce was finalized in December 2016. He was dating the fitness trainer Sabrina Parr and got engaged in November 2019. On 5 November 2020, she confirmed that their engagement had been called off. He had an affair with Jenna Shea, Ryder Cherry, Monica Monroe, & Jennifer Richardson.
Lamar Odom Net Worth
As of 2021, Lamar Odom is a professional basketball player, reality TV star and he has earned a huge amount of money from his career. He has an estimated net worth of around $35 million whereas he earns almost $8.2 million salary income. His best earning season was 2008-2009 when the Laker paid him $14 million. He has been signed with Excel Sports Management, Sports Management Company. Moreover, he has been in TV commercials for Nike, PowerBar, and Taco Bell.
Lamar Odom Height & Weight
Lamar Odom stands at the height of 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) and his body weight is 104 Kg. He has black hair color and his eyes color is also black. Similarly, his body build is athletic and his chest size is 49 inches. His waist size is 40 inches, and his bicep size is 17 inches. He wears 17.5 US show size.
In October 2015, Lamar Odom was hospitalized in a comatose state after being discovered unconscious in a Nevada brothel. Later, he sought treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. He has suffered a shoulder injury.
Professional Career
- 1999-2003- Los Angeles Clippers
- 2003-2004- Miami Heat
- 2004-2011- Los Angeles Lakers
- 2011-2012- Dallas Mavericks
- 2012-2013- Return to Los Angeles Clippers
- 2014- Laboral Kutxa Baskonia
- 2014- New York Knicks
- 2018-2019- Chinese Basketball Association
National Team Career
- 2004- Summer Olympics
- 2010- FIBA World Championship
Awards & Achievements
- 2009, 2010- Two NBA Champion
- 2011- NBA Sixth Man of the Year
- 2000- NBA All-Rookie First Team
- 1999- First-team All Atlantic 10
- 1999- Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year
- 1997- Parade Player of the Year
- 1996, 1997- First-team Parade All-American
Filmography
- 1996- "Arli$$"
- 2000- "ESPN Outside The Lines Sunday"
- 2002- "Van Wilder"
- 2005- "Entourage"
- 2006- "Hood Of Horror"
- 2009- "Fantasy Factory", "Kobe Doin' Work"
- 2009-Present- "Keeping Up With the Kardashians"
- 2010- "Modern Family", "Minute To Win It"
- 2010-2013- "Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami"
- 2011-2012- "Khloe and Lamar"
- 2011- "Jack and Jill"
- 2019- "Dancing With the Stars
