Deadspin: Lamar Odom

For Lamar Odom And Dallas, The Honeymoon Is Over Before It Began

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:10:00 EST

Odom's numbers through 11 games: 19.5 minutes, 6.6 points, 4.7 rebounds. And this excoriating column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: More »

Lamar Odom Has A Sad

Sports Radio Interviews — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:40:43 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the transcript of Odom's on-air near-breakdown is genuinely heartbreaking. More »

After Last Night's Botched Trade, Danny Granger Says He's Changing His Name To "Stern's Bi#&h"

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:25:00 EST

If you were following the whirlwind that came with last night's planned, and then nixed three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers, you probably caught some of the athlete reactions. Paul, going for subtlety, tweeted, "WoW," while Lamar Odom—after a teary interview with Stephen A. Smith—told the Los Angeles Times, "I don't know what to do for the Lakers. I'm even weirded out by the league doing what they did." More »

Lamar Odom, Just Involved In An Accident That Killed A 15-Year-Old, Is Spokesman For "Life Insurance Awareness Month"

Brian Hickey — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:00:00 EDT

Per the website of LIFE Foundation: A Non-Profit Organization, "beginning in August, [Lamar] Odom's story will be broadcast nationally in TV and radio public service announcements (PSAs). The PSAs will also be available on LIFE's website during the September campaign at www.lifehappens.org. Include links to LIFE's homepage in all of your emails to make sure your clients and prospects see Lamar's powerful message." More »

Four Last-Minute Delusions Around The NBA Draft

Tom Scocca — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:05:05 EDT

Basketball Has A Bright Future In The Garden State: Oh, Newark. Newark. The Nets got tired of looking at New Jersey, filed for divorce, and moved out of the Meadowlands. Brooklyn is so much richer, more sophisticated-it's just a better match. Don't you want the Nets to be happy? Oh, but Brooklyn's place isn't ready yet. Could the Nets maybe sleep on the couch, at Newark's Prudential Center? Just for a little while. More »

Lamar Odom Turns To Video Games For His Hoop Dreams

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:20:35 EDT

OK, maybe this is rock bottom for Page 2, but there's an excellent mental image in here: Lamar Odom last week playing as Lamar Odom in NBA 2K11 against the Mavericks, and his opponent letting him win. More »

The Lakers Had A Group Meltdown In Honor Of Phil Jackson's Final Game

Emma Carmichael — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Let's avoid speculating about why the Lakers are avoiding Kobe Bryant on the court, and why Pau Gasol broke it off with his girlfriend, and how those two things may or may not be related and may or may not have lead to this 4-0 sweep, and just point out that Los Angeles played like a team — despite earlier claims — that knew it was going to get swept, and that couldn't do anything about it. More »

Bill Plaschke Is Easily Distracted

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Because every stupid thing in sports requires one to take sides, we're torn on this one. Do we agree with the guy who willingly puts his life on display on an E! reality show, then says it's not fair to talk about his personal life? Or do we agree with — gulp — Bill Plaschke? You can see our dilemma. More »

Star Of Fred Claus Points And Laughs At Four-Time NHL All-Star

Jack Dickey — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:30:00 EDT

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Lamar Odom, Other Kardashian, Trying Very Hard To Make America Puke

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:45:00 EDT

That's Lakers' center Lamar Odom getting all 7-minutes-in-heaven with his wife, Other Kardashian. They celebrated their first anniversary yesterday. She wrote about it. Excitedly. [KhloeKardashian] More »

Thanks To Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian Will Get Beer Thrown On Her If She Goes To Boston

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:50:00 EDT

"They gave it to my kids last time in Boston...[I] don't know how my wife is going to be able to sit in the crowd," Odom said, later adding that security might be needed."[OC Register via SBB] More »

A Real, Honest-To-Goodness NBA Rivalry? Awesome.

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:20:00 EST

Matt Barnes was in Kobe's face all game long (and occasionally, quite literally). Lamar Odom called Barnes "a monkey." It makes for a possible finals matchup not involving Kobe and LeBron that, dare I say it, would be anticipated. More »

Lamar Odom's Biological Clock Must Be Ticking

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:15:00 EDT

We knew Lamar Odom was impetuous, but just how impetuous? Try proposing marriage to this woman (and getting rejected) just a week before hooking up with Khloe Kardashian. More »

Doomed-To-Fail Sham Marriage Still Has Some Loose Ends

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:28:06 EDT

The Lakers' Lamar Odom and The Other Kardashian sister are not legally married until a pre-nup is signed. It's just a precaution, because we all know these two will be eternally bonded for a good six-to-eight months. [TMZ] More »

Never One To Seek The Spotlight, Danica Turns Down NASCAR

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:30:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Lamar And Khloe – A Tale Of Romance And Bar Tabs

Drew Magary — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:04 EDT

So yeah, Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are getting married. We should christen them Khlamar, because it sounds like a venereal disease. More »

Of All The Kardashians

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:30:00 EDT

Lamar Odom, and Khloe Kardashian, after weeks of romance, are talking marriage. But screw basketball! Let's talk football. More »

Odd Foreigner Chooses Fruity Little Tattoo Over Reebok Deal

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:30:00 EDT

Sex, Gambling and Gluttony In The Morning. And Some Sports.

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:30:00 EDT

One Theory About Lamar Odom's Consistency Problem

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:35:42 EDT

His fondness for candy. Yes. A Dr. Daniel Amen writes in a long essay: "I've been telling my patients for years that sugar acts like a drug in the brain. It causes blood sugar levels to spike and then crash, leaving you feeling tired, irritable, foggy and stupid. [LAT] More »

Lamar Odom Wants You To Know Boston Sucks

Will Leitch — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:20:40 EDT

This Lakers fan T-shirt might seem particularly ill-timed to you, what with the Lakers down 2-0 to the Celtics and looking like they could really use a certain seven-foot-tall 20-something center with knee issues. But you don't know the half of it. More »

Kwame Brown Has No Concerns About Excess Flour Intake

Leitch — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 16:30:01 EST

Sometimes, we just don't have to say anything, other than, well, this must have been what Michael Jordan had in mind when he drafted him. More »