{"id":159915,"date":"2015-10-15T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T11:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=159915"},"modified":"2015-10-15T11:44:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T11:44:50","slug":"lamar-odom-took-cocaine-before-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/lamar-odom-took-cocaine-before-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Odom &#8216;took cocaine&#8217; before collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">An employee at the Nevada brothel where ex-NBA star Lamar Odom was found unconscious told emergency services he had taken cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>The former LA Lakers star is in hospital, where he is on life support.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Odom, who married reality television star Khloe Kardashian in 2009, has long struggled with addiction.<\/p>\n<p>An employee of Love Ranch told 911 dispatchers that Odom, 35, had been taking cocaine and libido enhancers, said a Nevada police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said on Wednesday that a worker at the legal brothel reported Odom was found unresponsive with blood coming from his nose and mouth.<\/p>\n<p>The 911 caller also said Odom had over several days been taking cocaine and 10 tablets to enhance sexual performance.<\/p>\n<p>Nevada authorities have taken a blood sample to establish if there was anything in his body.<\/p>\n<p>After visiting him at a Las Vegas hospital, Reverend Jesse Jackson said there were signs of responsiveness.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/17E00\/production\/_86129779_odom.jpg\" alt=\"Lamar Odom in 2012\" width=\"548\" height=\"308\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>US media report that although Kardashian filed for divorce in 2013, it had yet to be processed and she was making decisions about his medical care.<\/p>\n<p>Odom won the NBA championship with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>He last played in the NBA in 2013 with the Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An employee at the Nevada brothel where ex-NBA star Lamar Odom was found unconscious told emergency services he had taken cocaine. 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