Things have been spiraling out of control for NBA free agent Lamar Odom. News broke that he was suffering from an addiction to drugs and his marriage and life is subsequently falling apart. Does this mean his NBA career is over too? Read more after the jump.
Odom has yet to be signed by an NBA team although the Clippers and Lakers had shown interest. The Clippers filled their need by signing Antawn Jamison and Lakers seem more concerned with Odom’s well being rather than his basketball career. So how do other teams feel?
“I would say he is beyond toxic at this point,” a general manager tells Sean Deveney of Sporting News. “Just going by what he is giving you on the court, he would have been a risk anyway, maybe someone you give a partial guarantee to just to see if he can turn things around. But with the circus that’s around him off the court now, no way. I think that’s the end of Lamar Odom in the NBA. It’s a shame.”
Odom really wants to play for the Los Angeles Lakers again, however they have no plans to offer him a contract. And really at this time he needs to concentrate on all his offcourt issues.
