Lamar Odom says what you've heard is true ... he's coming for a BIG3 championship ... but if you think he's going to be doing it alongside his old Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant, YOU'RE WRONG.
We got Lamar out in Beverly Hills looking lean and healthy -- remember, this man had 12 strokes and 6 heart attacks after nearly dying of a drug overdose two years ago -- and he says he's ready to play again.
"Yeah, Imma play. You gotta go to the combine and all that, so I'm in shape working out.