Fans, Fellow Athletes Hope for Lamar Odom's Recovery After Former Basketball Player's Hospitalization
Former pro basketball player Lamar Odom was hospitalized late Tuesday night after he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.
Dennis Hof, the owner of the Love Ranch, a legal brothel about 7 miles east of Carson City, believes the 35-year-old ingested "herbal Viagra" before losing consciousness. "We called 911, and the 911 told my staff what to do: Turn him over on his left side. There was this terrible foaming stuff coming out of him. He was throwing up, a little bit of blood," Hof told NBC News. "He was taking a lot of it," Hof said of the "herbal Viagra."
Sources close to the player told TMZ, a celebrity news website, that Odom is having trouble breathing on his own and sustained damage to his heart, kidneys and lungs. Authorities and hospital staff have not confirmed this report.
Online, fellow athletes are hoping Odom, a two-time NBA championship winner with the Los Angeles Lakers, recovers from the incident:
Prayers go out to Lamar Odom and his family please God anything u can do to help him thru thisπ
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) October 14, 2015
Praying for my boy L O....ππ½ππ½ππ½
— Vince Carter (@mrvincecarter15) October 14, 2015
Prayers up!!!
PRAYERS all the way UP for my brother Lamar Odom!!!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) October 14, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with Lamar Odom and his family at this time.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 14, 2015
Praying for @RealLamarOdom!! ππΎππΎππΎππΎππΎ
— Quentin Richardson (@QRich) October 14, 2015
Kobe Bryant, who played with Odom on the Lakers, reportedly traveled to be with him in the hospital.
Our @ramonashelburne reports that Kobe Bryant visited ailing ex-Lakers teammate Lamar Odom last night in a Las Vegas hospital.
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) October 14, 2015
Kobe been down for Lamar since Day 1 https://t.co/76PE0aEABm
β Black Bauer (@0chainz) October 14, 2015Fans are also wishing Odom the best:
Hoping badly that Lamar Odom recovers. The brother has endured enough hardship for 10 men. A kind, troubled soul.
β Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 14, 2015I really hope #LamarOdom is okay. People need to stop making jokes and spreading hate. This is a persons life we're talking about.
— Becky G (@becgrove) October 14, 2015
I can't sleep π keep going threw social media checking on @Lamar Odom update. My heart breaks for his family and friends. @khloekardashian
— Kendra (@Slpinbeauti) October 14, 2015
Sending healing energy and prayers to @RealLamarOdom , @khloekardashian and their friends and family. #PrayersForLamar
— Monica Ten-Kate (@MonicatheMedium) October 14, 2015
#LamarOdom waiting for this moment to happen. Sad he didn't get the help he truly needed. My ⤠goes out to him and his family!
— OCDesignzz âœï¸â¤ï¸ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¸ðŸŒºAMY🌺🇺🇸â¤ï¸âœï¸ (@ODesignzz) October 14, 2015
