Lamar Odom has had a rollercoaster of a life the past couple years with being released from several teams, going to rehab for drug and alcohol abuse and going through a pending divorce. He appears to be getting his life back on track with signing with the New York Knicks and ex-NBA star Kenny Anderson says there’s one other thing he needs to do.
TMZ Sports spoke with Anderson — who spent 14 seasons in the NBA — and he told them he’s rooting hard for Lamar’s NBA comeback with the Knicks to be a success … but says the guy is gonna need help.
“I talk to a therapist once a week,” Anderson says … “Lamar should do that. His mind has to be right.”
“You need someone you can talk to who has no hidden agenda. Your mom, dad, brother, sister might not want to tell you the truth. My therapist doesn’t care, she tells me how it is.”
Anderson also says he doesn’t care if people judge him for going to a therapist — because at the end of the day, he knows it’s effective.
“I don’t care if people think it’s manly or not. I wanna have a good life.”
As for Odom, Anderson says there’s one major issue he needs to sort out before he steps on the court — “Does he have love for the game … or is he just playing for a check?”
