Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom during happier times. (Amanda Schwab/Starpix)
Lamar Odom has not been seen by anyone in three days and those close to him fear he’s off on a drug bender.
TMZ reported Sunday that Odom is addicted to crack cocaine and has been for the last two years. This week, his wife Khloe Kardashian kicked him out of their California home after Odom rejected an attempt at an intervention. Now no one has been able to contact the NBA player for almost 72 hours – and his friends and family are worried.
Odom, a Queens native who played last year for the Clippers, has had a drug problem for the last two years, TMZ wrote Saturday. Last August, Khloe insisted he go to rehab and Odom obliged begrudgingly, but left after just three weeks. Convinced he would bolt even sooner, Khloe had private investigators keep guard at the San Diego facility 24 hours a day.
Odom initially stayed clean after the stay and had a solid season for the Clippers, averaging 4.0 points per game as a reserve player. Los Angeles is interested in bringing him back this season, but he remains a free agent.
Once the season ended, Odom apparently fell back into hardcore recreational drug use and now Khloe is also convinced he’s been cheating on her. No steps have been taken toward a divorce, though. TMZ says neither party has contacted a lawyer.
On Sunday, Khloe tweeted: “Really hard to sit here and listen to people talk s— about my family! F— you and shame on you! I’m too protective for this s—!”