An intervention attempt was made yesterday to help Lamar Odom, but according to sources he rejected it. This has really turned into a scary situation & we really hope he gets the help that he needs.
Details of the intervention after the jump…
Via RadarOnline:
The situation is dire — drug-troubled basketball star Lamar Odom rejected intervention attempts by teammates from the Los Angeles Clippers and his former team the Los Angeles Lakers, late on Monday afternoon, in a Los Angeles hotel room.
The dramatic talks lasted three hours during which Odom, 33, appeared to be under the influence of a substance, a source inside the room said.
“There was a bit of time it appeared that Lamar was going to admit publicly his addition and go to rehab, again,” the source told Radar.
“But then, he abruptly bolted from the hotel and left the premises.” It’s believed he is now hold up in another hotel.
Odom’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, was also at the intervention and made a series of calls during which he begged him to return to the hotel, but the sixth-man refused.
Said one source, “One minute Lamar is agreeing that he needs help and 30 minutes later, he says he just needs to be left alone. This is extremely serious, but there is really nothing anyone can do to save Lamar unless he wants to save himself.”
The source said there was evidence that Odom had been under the influence of a controlled substance during the intervention. “Lamar was sweaty and talking very fast. His hands were shaking and he couldn’t sit still. He kept pacing in the room,” the source added.
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And it gets worse via TMZ:
Lamar Odom will remain a free agent — at least for now — because the L.A. Clippers refused to re-sign him in light of his abuse of drugs, including crack cocaine.
NBA sources tell TMZ, team officials really wanted to re-sign Lamar over the summer after he performed well last season, but he was nearly impossible to reach … and they couldn’t make progress on contract discussions.
We’re told the Clippers were STILL interested despite Lamar’s flaky behavior, but after news broke about the NBA star’s issues with drug addiction … the team closed the book on a new deal, permanently.
