Upset after a near-trade to New Orleans and eventual deal to Dallas, Odom showed up out of shape and disinterested to Dallas Mavericks camp in December of 2011, despite getting to join the 2010-11 champs as they moved to defend their crown.
What followed was several months of indifferent, frustrating basketball from one of the NBA’s most talented players, before the Mavs gave up and sent Odom home a month before their season (and attempted championship defense, with Odom counted on to play a large role) ended.
Now, he’s apparently attempting (or has already succeeded in) apologizing to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban for a season gone wrong. ESPN’s Ric Bucher is reporting as much, telling his Twitter followers that …
WRITTEN BY Kelly Dwyer | Ball Don’t Lie & FULL STORY HERE
