"They kicked in the hotel door and came in with guns": How NBA champ Lamar Odom was reportedly kidnapped after a $10,000 gambling deal fell apart

After the incident, Odom Odom flew back to Los Angeles and then to China, where he is currently playing basketball
PUBLISHED OCT 3, 2018

According to a recent news story, basketball star Lamar Odom was reportedly kidnapped and held hostage after a gambling deal went wrong. A report by Radar Online stated that Khloe Kardashian‘s troubled ex-husband spent two horrifying days with his captors while his then-girlfriend and two-year-old daughter were terrorized at gunpoint.

The frightening chain of events began in Portland, Oregon during the month of June, when Odom had gone to visit his then-girlfriend, Savanna Waldrop, and her family, the reported added.

Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts as his team is called for a foul during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center on March 20, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)
Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts as his team is called for a foul during the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center on March 20, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)
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