Lamar Odom is an extremely athletic player, things are going well for him, but not his personal life. His mother died of colon cancer when he was a 12 year old. His father was an heroin addict, who abandoned him while he was young, due to his addiction. Lamar Odom was taken in by his grandmother when he was a teen. Growing up was hard for the young prospect, he faced hard times while he flip-flopped from high school to high school pursuing his dream of becoming an NBA player one day.
Lamar Odom was finally drafted into the NBA in the 1999-2000 season to the Clippers. He was named to the 2000 NBA All-Rookie first team. Despite his success as a good player, Lamar Odom still can't forget his family that raised him, his grandmother, his mother that gave birth to him, who loved him and took care of him until his preteens. Lamar Odom remembers those that cared for him by signing their names all over his shoes before each and every game, his teammates respect that and support him.
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