Lamar Odom, basketball player and ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, was found unconscious Tuesday in a Nevada brothel.
The 35-year-old, who was a two-time NBA champion with the Lakers, had been partying for days at the Love Ranch South, a brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, according to TMZ. An employee discovered the 2011 NBA Sixth Man of the Year passed out on the floor, and a 911 call was made around 3:15 p.m. PT, TMZ reports.
Plans to airlift the Queens, New York, native were halted due to his size (Odom is 6'10"), so he was taken via ambulance to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, where he is believed to be in critical condition. Khloe, Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner are believed to have rushed to Las Vegas to be at Odom's bedside.
The brothel is owned by entrepreneur/pimp Dennis Hof, who is the same man who owns the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, the Reno, Nevada, brothel featured in the HBO series Cathouse.)
We will keep you in the loop as this story progresses.
**UPDATE**: As of 11 p.m. PT, Odom was still in a coma and his "heart was failing," according to TMZ. He was having "serious problems with his kidneys and lungs as well."
There was no word on if Odom was on drugs, but Hof said he was taking "herbal Viagra."
Kobe Bryant and Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak reportedly left the Lakers' preseason game at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to be by Odom's side. Bryant left the game in the third quarter with a leg contusion.
Respect to Kobe Bryant who reportedly left the game last night to be by Lamar Odom's side. #brothers #lamarodom pic.twitter.com/1Lpqqg25lP
— Ball Don't Stop (@balldontstop) October 14, 2015
**UPDATE (1:15 p.m. ET)**: E! news is reporting that Odom, in fact, overdosed, and that he "likely" has brain damage, according to a source. Odom potentially had an "ischemic stroke," which is caused by a blood clot preventing blood flow to the brain and is associated with cocaine use.
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