Former URI Basketball Star Odom Reportedly Found Unconscious in Las Vegas
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Former URI Basketball player Lamar Odom is fighting for his life after falling unconsciousness at Dennis Hof's Love Ranch South in Pahrump, Nevada, TMZ Reported on Tuesday.
According to reports, Odom was partying with the women for days using a herbal substitute for Viagra.
Odom was taken to Pahrump hospital where doctors intubated him, meaning he could not breathe on his own. Odom was then rushed to a Las Vegas hospital for further treatment.
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Odom played one season at URI for in 1999 and helped lead Rhode island to an A-10 Championship.
Odom went on to the NBA where he was a fourth overall pick and played 14 seasons. Odom's longest tenure came with the Los Angeles Lakers where he won two NBA titles along side Kobe Bryant.
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