Lamar Joseph Odom, known simply as Lamar Odom, is a famous American basketball player, as well as an actor. Even though Lamar Odom is currently a free agent, during his career he has had an opportunity to represent such well-known teams in the NBA as the Los Angeles “Clippers”, Miami “Heat”, Los Angeles “Lakers” and Dallas “Mavericks”. In 2014, he briefly represented “Laboral Kutxa” in the international league. Among Odom’s many achievements, some of the most important are becoming the NBA Champion twice, in 2009 and 2010, making it to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and becoming the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011. Aside from being a basketball player, Lamar Odom has been making on screen appearances, the most notable being in “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, “Modern Family” with Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen, “Minute to Win It”, and even his own reality television show called “Khloe & Lamar”.
Lamar Odom Net Worth $50 Million
A well-known professional basketball player, how rich is Lamar Odom? According to sources, in 2011 he earned $8.9 million with the Dallas “Mavericks” team, while the following year his earnings with the “Mavericks” amounted to $8.2 million. In regards to his overall wealth, Lamar Odom’s net worth is estimated to be $50 million, most of which he has accumulated due to his career as a basketball player, as well as many appearances on television screens. Lamar Odom was born in 1979 in New York, United States, where he studied at the Christ the King Regional High School, and later transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas High School. As a teenager, Odom was dedicated to playing basketball, and even represented his high school teams in important events. While in high school, Odom became the 1997 Player of the Year, and was included to the All-USA 1st Basketball Team. When he graduated from high school, Odom enrolled in the University of Nevada, yet his collegiate career started off with a lot of controversy. Firstly, his high score was questioned by “Sports Illustrated” magazine, which resulted in him being released from school. He was then accused of soliciting prostitutes, as well as being charged with receiving illegal payments. Nevertheless, Odom managed to succeed as a player at the University of Rhode Island, where he led his team to a local championship. In 1999, Odom joined the NBA Draft and was selected as the fourth overall pick by the Los Angeles “Clippers” team. Aside from his achievements in the NBA league, in 2004 Odom won a Bronze medal at the Summer Olympics with the National USA team, while in 2010 he secured a Gold medal during the FIBA World Championship. Lamar Odom has been married twice. With his first wife Liza Morales, Odom had three children, namely Destiny, Lamar and Jayden. In 2006, his son Jayden passed away due to sudden infant death syndrome. Several years later, Odom married Khloe Kardashian, with whom he appeared in “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” series, as well as in the “Khloe & Lamar” reality show. However, the couple separated in 2013.
