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Lamar Odom found unconscious at Nevada Love Ranch brothel – authorities Lamar Odom found unconscious at Nevada Love Ranch brothel – authorities
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Lamar Odom, the former NBA star and ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, was in hospital after being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel, authorities said. The former NBA star Lamar Odom was taken to hospital after being found unresponsive at a Nevada brothel, law enforcement officials said.
Sharon A Wehrly, the Nye county sheriff, said the department got a call on Tuesday afternoon requesting an ambulance for an unresponsive man at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, about 70 miles outside Las Vegas. Odom, 35, the ex-husband of reality television personality Khloe Kardashian, suffered a “medical emergency” at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, about 80 miles (50km) north-west of Las Vegas, according to the Nye county sheriff’s office.
A sheriff’s statement says Odom was stabilised and taken to Desert View Hospital in nearby Pahrump. Odom was stabilized at the scene and was prepared to be airlifted to a Las Vegas area hospital but his “stature” made it impossible to transport him by helicopter, the release said. Odom, whose career in the NBA included seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, stands 6ft 10in (208cm).
Officials then tried to have him flown to a Las Vegas hospital but he was too tall for the helicopter that was available and he was driven by ambulance. The sheriff’s office said an investigation was being conducted and gave no further details about Odom’s condition or what caused the emergency.
There was no further word on Odom’s condition. Odom was being treated at the the Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas.
The 35-year-old retired from the NBA in 2013 and saw reality TV fame through his four-year marriage to Khloe Kardashian. The celebrity website TMZ reported that Odom had been at the brothel for days and a woman there found him unconscious in his VIP suite.
The emergency call came from Richard Hunter, media director for Dennis Hof, who owns the Love Ranch and other brothels in Nevada, the sheriff’s statement said. Hof did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Odom’s hospitalization was first reported by TMZ. Odom played 14 seasons in the NBA. Kardashian, a reality TV star and a younger sister of the better-known celebrity Kim Kardashian, filed from divorce from the basketball star in 2013 after four years of marriage.