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All of those who were rooting for Lamar Odom’s comeback do not continue reading this article. After signing with the Spanish team Baskonia and playing two games with the team, Odom has decided to call it quits. The official reasoning for his departure is “back pain”.
Us Weekly spoke with a team representative who said, “The tests carried out in New York by Lamar Odom’s trusted medical team, with the knowledge of the club, have shown that the player is suffering from lumbar radiculitis, which could keep him out of action for up to two months. The player therefore terminates his current contractual relationship with the club. The north American pivot will complete his recovery in the United States.”
Odom returns to the States not having made any type of impression that he is still ready to play in the NBA. In the two games he played, Odom did not play well and now it is more likely than ever that his career is over. Odom released a statement saying, “There’s a difference between a part of your body that’s hurt and a part of your body that’s injured. It’s up to me as a responsible athlete to — if I’m injured — to take care of it. I think everything happens for a reason.”
His career has been quite the roller coaster with a very rapid decline in the last two seasons. He was once an NBA Champion and Sixth Man of the Year winner, but then he married into the Kardashian family and everything seemed to go haywire. There were constant rumors about his marriage, drug use, and constant affairs that played out for all to watch. It is actually quite sad to watch that family exploit him while he was going through a very dark time in his life. Hopefully, he can focus on his sobriety and being a good father with his time.
