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Looking back on Lamar Odom and his time with the Los Angeles Lakers

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Lamar Odom was many things. A top-rated high school phenom, a kid from Queens NY, a six-foot-nine athlete that could handle the ball like a point guard, a two-time champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Sixth Man of the Year, and a flawed human being as we all are.

Lamar Odom has had a very interesting past, to say the least. We have seen his journey go from the top of the mountain, down into the valley and then to a place of reflection and rejuvenation.

I remember when Lamar Odom was in high school.