Lamar Odom Gets 3 Years Probation, Ordered Into Alcohol Program
Lamar Odom was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading no contest to a DUI charge that he received earlier this year.
Odom, the 34-year-old NBA free agent and forward, was arrested last August and he could not pass field sobriety tests. On Monday, the NBA free agent eyeing a comeback with the Los Angeles Clippers plead no contest to the charges, was given three years of probation and ordered to complete an alcohol education program by June 9, according to Hip Hollywood reports.
Despite his legal troubles, members of the Clippers team and coaching staff have been supportive of Odom.
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"..I just want him to do well at the end. Obviously if he does well, we'd like for it to be for us," Clippers head coach Doc Rivers told the LA Times. "But let's say he doesn't come here, and he does well in the NBA, I'd be just as happy, honestly. I look at a guy, and I think he's a good guy, and he needs another shot."
After a meeting with the Clippers last month, TMZ photographers asked Odom if the free agent forward believed he "sealed the deal" with the team. Odom's response was, "yeah."
Odom's former teammate Matt Barnes, seemed excited for the possibility of his friend's return to Los Angeles.
"I think it's great. For one, as a friend who is wanting him to get his life back on track, I think that's important," Barnes told USA Today. "But he's an intelligent big man who knows how to play the game. Hopefully he can get himself back in shape and be a great addition to our team."
While the media has been writing a number of stories about Odom, Barnes said people may be too quick to judge the struggling NBA free agent.
"You know, you can never really believe what you read or what you hear. And so, I think the public is quick to jump to conclusions," Barnes previously told thejasminebrand.com "But like I said, he's a good guy and I know he'll land on his feet."
