Lamar Odom RUMORS & NEWS

Clips Nation "If there is a more enigmatic NBA player over the last three seasons than Lamar Odom, I certainly don't know who it is. Two seasons ago with the Lakers, in his 12th NBA seasons at the age of 31, he had a career year and won the NBA's Sixth Man Award. After then getting upset over being included in..." February 25

Orange County Register "Lamar Odom has been the center of attention since the Lakers traded him to Dallas before the 2011-12 season. His marriage to Khloe Kardashian landed him on television and in the tabloids, but his presence in the box score wasn't matching the hype. Even a trade to the Clippers this past..." February 25

Los Angeles Times "Lamar Odom and Eric Bledsoe have been playing through their injuries (a sprained left ankle and a sore left hip, respectively) and did so again against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Odom was injured Sunday night in the second quarter of the game against the Phoenix Suns. "He turned..." December 26

Los Angeles Times "Sweat dripped off Lamar Odom's bald head after he finished an extra workout following the Clippers' practice Tuesday. Odom stood in a doorway leading into the players' lounge and for a few seconds pondered how he felt about facing the Mavericks on Wednesday night at Staples Center for the first..." December 05

Los Angeles Times "Slowly, Lamar Odom is beginning to show signs of his old self. He scored a season-high seven points on three-for-five shooting and had six rebounds, four of them on offense, in the Clippers' 105-104 victory over the Utah Jazz. Odom was at his best in the fourth quarter, when he scored five..." December 04

Orange County Register "So the Lakers came out here Tuesday and, after one game, their fans were ready to kill the Princeton offense and do something even more permanent to Coach Mike Brown. Then Wednesday it was the Clippers' turn at Staples Center, another team starting a journey that will answer some serious..." November 01

Los Angeles Times "On Wednesday, the Clippers will open the regular season against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center. Will Lamar Odom finally be on the court playing for the Clippers? Odom, who has a bone bruise in his left foot, didn't sound as if he would be playing in that game. "I don't know,"..." October 27

Pro Basketball Talk "The Clippers needed depth along the front line and signing Lamar Odom, just a couple years removed from being the Sixth Man of the Year, seemed like a good fit. That is, if his head was in the right place and he wasn't lost like he spent the last year with the Mavericks. Apparently his head..." October 18

Los Angeles Times "The Clippers filled one big void when they acquired Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks on Friday in a four-team trade that sent Mo Williams to the Utah Jazz but didn't take long to go back to work on improving the roster. As the Clippers introduced Odom on Monday at a news conference, the..." July 03

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lamar Odom surveyed the bank of cameras with a practiced eye, subtly adjusting his impeccable suit and tie before stepping back into the spotlight. This star of hoops and reality TV is right at home in Hollywood, and he's incredibly grateful to be back with his original NBA team. Odom..." July 03

Dallas Morning News "The Mavericks on Wednesday continued to work toward trying to find a team that would take Lamar Odom and relieve them of the $2.4 million buyout cost they are facing to rid themselves of him. The forward had a mutual parting of the ways with the Mavericks late last season. He has a team option..." June 28

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lamar Odom told Oprah Winfrey that the reality TV show which he has with his wife did not affect his performance with the Dallas Mavericks this past season. The Mavs acquired Odom from the Los Angeles Lakers last December in hopes that he would be a key figure in their quest to capture..." June 25

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "In the wake of his banishment from the Dallas Mavericks' active roster for the rest of this season, Lamar Odom has been removed from being a candidate to represent the United States in this summer's Olympic Games. According to FOX Sports Florida, Odom is no longer on the list of 20 candidates..." April 13

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Dirk Nowitzki, the face of the Dallas Mavericks, believes it's high time that the organization sweeps the Lamar Odom experiment under the rug and turn the page on a new chapter in the team's history. "There's nothing to say," Nowitzki said. "It's over. I thought as an organization we had to..." April 12

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Do this kind of job long enough and you pretty much know right away when members of our local jock kingdom are flat lying, or to be more polite, refusing to tell the truth. It's not their job to tell us the truth. It's our job to detect the lying, then attempt to find out the truth. But this..." April 12

Dallas Morning News "As it turns out, Lamar Odom's problems stretched beyond the basketball court. He was a slacker off of it, too, at least when it came to timeliness for team functions, a source confirmed. He had a tendency to be late for team functions, including arriving just minutes before 6 p.m. on Friday..." April 11

Dallas Morning News "Lamar Odom's play on the court this season left many Maverick fans feeling like they deserved better. After all, the former NBA Sixth Man of the Year was supposed to help ease the void left by Tyson Chandler's departure and help win another championship. But after a tumultuous season headlined..." April 10

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "It didn't take long for the injury bug to hit the Dallas Mavericks. Again. When center Brendan Haywood played Friday against the Orlando Magic, it was the first time since Feb. 13 that the Mavs suited up a fully healthy squad. Unfortunately for the Mavs, it only lasted one game. Forward..." April 03

Dallas Morning News "Mavericks forward Lamar Odom drew the most reporters after Monday's practice. It was his first home practice since last Wednesday's home game against the Lakers, during which he was booed on several occasions. Tuesday's game against Houston will be his first home game since the Laker-game..." March 27

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Owner Mark Cuban isn't too pleased that Dallas Mavericks fans have resorted to booing Lamar Odom. "I don't like it," Cuban said before Friday's game against the San Antonio Spurs. "Lamar's had some bad breaks. "He's made the right passes and we just haven't been able to finish the shots, and..." March 24

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "It's becoming increasingly difficult for the Dallas Mavericks to continue saying that Lamar Odom is making improvements when the results say otherwise. Odom had just one point, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 24 minutes during Wednesday's 109-93 loss to his former team, the Los Angeles..." March 23

Dallas Morning News "After tonight's game, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant embraced Mavericks forward and former Laker Lamar Odom and spoke into his left ear for a good 10 seconds. It appeared to be a pep talk, especially when Bryant ended the conversation by thumping Odom's chest with an open palm. When asked about..." March 22

Dallas Morning News "Lamar Odom has gone through a rough patch in terms of shooting the ball, failing to score more than four points in any of the last five games. But beyond the shot, Rick Carlisle said the 6-10 Odom is playing well. "Activity," Carlisle said. "He's making plays. He has a presence on the court..." March 19

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Mark Cuban said the fact that a big deal has been made about him yelling at forward Lamar Odom during this past Tuesday's 95-85 win over the New York Knicks is a sad commentary about the sports writing business in New York City. This is the one-liner New York Daily News reporter Frank Isola had..." March 09

Dallas Morning News "There isn't any way to know how Lamar Odom really feels about the Mavericks, Mark Cuban, Dallas or anything else regarding his situation with the team, unless you happen to be running around in his head. What we do know is that Odom has officially become one of the guys. How we know this is..." March 08

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lamar Odom said his meeting with Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle on Feb. 21 was positive despite the nature of the discussions. The meeting came the day before the Mavs played the Lakers, a game Odom missed when he returned home to Los Angeles to tend to a personal issue. "I had to make..." March 06

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lamar Odom showed Saturday night in a surprising and triumphant return against the Utah Jazz what a valuable player he can be for the Dallas Mavericks. Odom, who recorded nine points, five rebounds and three assists in Dallas' 102-96 victory, can take the Mavericks to another level, coach Rick..." March 05

Dallas Morning News "Mavericks guard Jason Terry had a unique perspective on the Lamar Odom situation, saying the 6-10 forward's season essentially began Saturday. "This is a rebirth for him," Terry said. "If he gives us anything less than what he gave us [against Utah], Coach will be on him. But I think he just..." March 05

Dallas Morning News "It was nearly 10:40 p.m. by the time Lamar Odom was ready to face about two dozen reporters gathered around his locker stall after the Mavericks' victory over Utah on Saturday. Odom's voice cracked during his opening answer, after being asked how he was received by teammates upon his return..." March 04

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Troubled forward Lamar Odom said he finally has his personal problems in order and he is ready for a fresh start with the Dallas Mavericks. Odom certainly looked like it in his return to the court Saturday night after a 10-day absence, bypassing a planned stint in the D-League because his team..." March 04

Dallas Morning News "Just hours after taking to Twitter to defend her husband, Mavericks forward Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian was at it again following the Mavs' 97-92 loss to the New Orleans Hornets. "I love how people can 'report' lies and BS & slander some1's name... Then when the truth comes out no one owns up..." March 03

Dallas Morning News "If Lamar Odom wants to catch some adult entertainment with his Mavericks teammates his wife says it's just fine with her. Khloe Kardashian-Odom was a guest on Conan O'Brien's television show Wednesday night and discussed her thoughts on going to strip clubs with and without her husband. "I..." March 02

Dallas Morning News "On Lamar Odom: Moore: You stay in limbo up to the trade deadline. The whole thing with the move with Lamar in the first place was it made competitive sense for this season, yet it gave you competitive flexibility moving forward because his contract comes off the books. If you just move that on..." March 02

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Mark Cuban put to rest speculation that Lamar Odom wants the Dallas Mavericks to buy him otu of his contract so he can go play for the Los Angeles Clippers. "We're not going to buy out anybody,'' Cuban said before Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Nets. "There's no reaosn to and we're not..." February 29

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "The questions kept coming about the lack of impact Lamar Odom has had on the Dallas Mavericks this season. And coach Rick Carlisle defended Odom as he would defend one of his own kids. "We'd love for Lamar to be the kind of high-impact player that he is supposedly advertised as being,"..." February 22

Dallas Morning News "The Mavericks remain committed to Lamar Odom, and it's not really like they have much of a choice. He has to be firmly in the rotation or the hole behind Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion gets rather obvious. Odom is coming off a disappointing game at New York, when he had two points, six..." February 21

Dallas Morning News "On Lamar Odom: Vince Carter: He's a funny guy. He loves to win and he takes it personal. We talk all the time on the bench. Motivate each other. He's a great guy. He's a champion. He knows how to win. He's very vocal in the locker room. Through all his tough times, and him trying to get back..." February 15

Dallas Morning News "Dirk Nowitzki will wait until this evening to find out if he's a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, but he's not really sweating it. "I may be the first Finals MVP who the next year is not an all-star but I don't think that's really what it's about to me right now,'' Nowitzki said..." February 10

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lamar Odom is off the hook. For now, anyway. The most valuable off-season acquisition for the Dallas Mavericks, Odom had basically been a shell of his former self since coming over in a Dec. 10 trade with the Los Angeles Lakers. But he broke out of that shell Friday by scoring a season-high 19..." January 29

Dallas Morning News "When a player misses shots, it doesn't necessarily mean he has had a bad game. The same thing goes when the ball is going in the basket. That doesn't automatically signify that somebody is playing great, although that connection is easier to make. Everything looks better when the shots go..." January 29

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was engaged in an interview with the media today when forward Lamar Odom walked by. "Get 'em off me, coach,'' Odom said. "Get 'em off me, coach." When Carlisle was asked why should the media get off Odom, Carlisle asked: "Why should you be off of..." January 27

Dallas Morning News "Lamar Odom will replace Dirk Nowitzki in the starting lineup tonight, but coach Rick Carlisle made it clear that many options will be explored when it comes to dividing up Nowitzki's minutes. "Odom will pick up some minutes for sure and other guys will come into play,'' Carlisle said. "(Brian)..." January 22

Los Angeles Times "The warm embraces. The 45-second video montage. The loud cheers permeating throughout Staples Center. It was an atmosphere that Mavericks forward and former Laker Lamar Odom acknowledged as "surreal." It was a feeling Lakers forward Derek Fisher acknowledged as "emotional." And following the..." January 18

Los Angeles Times "The half-eaten gourmet omelet sits idly next to the ignored biscuits and potatoes. It's obvious some of this Lakers stuff still bothers Lamar Odom. The popular Lakers forward became the former Lakers forward last month, a turbulent time that had him running the scale of emotions in a breakfast..." January 16

Los Angeles Times "Lamar Odom will be back at Staples Center on Monday, giving his former teammates a chance to catch up. Not that a few haven't attempted to communicate with the forward in the month since the Lakers traded him to the Dallas Mavericks. "I tried to call him," forward Pau Gasol said, "but he's..." January 16

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "From Lamar Odom's vantage point, the Los Angeles Lakers did him a grave disservice during one of the lowest points in his career. And when he was most vulnerable. After Odom spent the past seven years with the Lakers and helping them win NBA titles in 2009 and 2010, the team that he thought..." January 16

Dallas Morning News "Lamar Odom enters tonight's home game against Sacramento with season averages of 6.6 points and 4.8 rebounds _ well below the 14.4-points and 8.7-rebound averages he had last season as a Laker while earning the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award. Odom makes his return to Los Angeles on Monday,..." January 15

Dallas Morning News "Lamar Odom had one of his better games as a Maverick on Saturday night. It was clear that coach Rick Carlisle and Odom's teammates and Mavericks fans were coaxing him on, and Odom responded with positive body language and results. One play in particular stood out. As the final seconds ticked..." January 15

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Lamar Odom took exception with an article in Thursday's online edition of Sports Illustrated. In the article, Odom was quoted as saying: "I'm not prepared, I guess, to play. I don't know if there is anything more to say." Before Friday's game against Milwaukee, Odom asked: "I wasn't prepared..." January 14

Dallas Morning News "On Lamar Odom's early season struggles. Lamar Odom is just mentally out of it. It's like he was so offended that the Lakers wanted to trade him - it's like he's not there right now. He's a real good player. But it seems like he went through a divorce ... and he's just out of it. He's not even..." January 11