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Lamar Odom: Ex-NBA star 'found unconscious' in Las Vegas brothel | Lamar Odom: Ex-NBA star 'found unconscious' in Las Vegas brothel |
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US basketball player Lamar Odom is being treated in hospital after being found unconscious at a brothel in Nevada, authorities have said. | US basketball player Lamar Odom is being treated in hospital after being found unconscious at a brothel in Nevada, authorities have said. |
Police were called to Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, after he was found unresponsive on Tuesday. | Police were called to Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, after he was found unresponsive on Tuesday. |
He had to be driven to hospital because he was too tall to be airlifted in a helicopter. | He had to be driven to hospital because he was too tall to be airlifted in a helicopter. |
Mr Odom, 35, has played basketball for Miami, Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers. | |
He also played for the US in the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning the bronze medal. | |
His condition is unknown but well-wishers tweeted their support following the news. | His condition is unknown but well-wishers tweeted their support following the news. |
Mr Odom, who was married to Khloe Kardashian, has long struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. | Mr Odom, who was married to Khloe Kardashian, has long struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. |
The 35-year-old was involved in a drink-driving case in 2013 and was suspended from the NBA for violating its anti-drug policy in 2000. | The 35-year-old was involved in a drink-driving case in 2013 and was suspended from the NBA for violating its anti-drug policy in 2000. |
He and Ms Kardashian were married in 2009 in a ceremony that was taped for US television network E!. | He and Ms Kardashian were married in 2009 in a ceremony that was taped for US television network E!. |
They divorced in 2013. | They divorced in 2013. |