Lamar Odom has a loyal fan who made positive the NBA alumnus was reunited with the championship rings he pawned again in 2016.
Odom opened up on the latest episode of his On the LO podcast that he pawned his two championship rings six years in the past with a purpose to pay for medical payments following his near-fatal drug overdose at a Las Vegas brothel in 2015.
“To make a protracted story quick, there was a time I got here up out of the coma, I checked my account and my sh*t was at like double zero and I panicked just a little bit….I put (the rings) up for public sale,” Odom shared.
“It damage me even simply to say that. So, no matter, I put them up, put the cash in my pocket, put it to make use of. Made some use of it. I feel that cash’s even sort of helped me get again right here but it surely was embarrassing for me to do this.”
By 2020, the rings had been bought at an public sale for $36,600 and $78,000, CBS Sports activities reported. The previous NBA energy ahead had no concept he would ultimately be reunited together with his rings whereas on the Los Angeles Lakers house opener in opposition to the Clippers on Oct. 20.
“God is nice, and I needed to inform you just a little story to inform you about how good he’s,” Odom stated at first of his testimony.
Whereas watching his outdated workforce play, Odom was approached by a fan who had bought the rings and supplied to present them again to him. Odom stated the fan, who’s probably a season cross holder who frequents most Lakers video games, stated the previous Lakers participant deserved to have them again.
“I get there and see a man who used to take a seat proper by us. Let’s name him ‘Franz’ for proper now. My man ‘Franz,’ he says, ‘Yo, Lamar, I purchased your rings,’” Odom recalled. “I used to be like, ‘Oh, sh*t,’ as a result of at this level, I’m nonetheless embarrassed.”
After telling Odom to go decide up his rings, “Franz” gave them to him with out asking for something in return.
“I feel it goes to indicate you the way severe Lakers followers are,” Odom stated.
Odom performed on 5 completely different groups in 14 NBA seasons. He received two championships whereas enjoying alongside late Lakers nice Kobe Bryant in 2009 and 2010.
