Lamar Odom: 'Kobe Bryant comes to me in dreams often' / News - Basketnews.com

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Former NBAer Lamar Odom has dealt with numerous issues in his life. In October 2015, Odom suffered several heart attacks and strokes following a drug overdose. He fell into a come but regained consciousness three days later.

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After everything he's been through, the 42-year-old says former teammate and late friend Kobe Bryant helps him keep going.

"He comes to me in dreams often," Odom told TMZ. "Talking to me all the time, 'Hang in there. Keep fighting.'

"His spirit, it's so strong. To me, he's not too far away. Especially. when you're dreaming of someone and they talk to you in that dream, you're definitely going to remember it."

Odom was instrumental in the Los Angeles Lakers winning back-to-back championships alongside Bryant in 2009 and 2010.

He spent 14 years in the NBA before retiring after the 2012-13 season. Lamar Odom holds NBA career averages of 13.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists over 961 games with the Los Angeles Clippers (1999-03, 2012-13), Miami Heat (2003-04), Lakers (2004-11), and Dallas Mavericks (2011-12).

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