Lamar Odom Says Marriage To Khloé Kardashian Gave Him 'Relevance In So Many Ways' Before Addiction & Divorce

04.01.2023 - 21:39 / perezhilton.com

Lamar Odom is opening up about his time married to Khloé Kardashian, and the disastrous way it all ended.

Of course, the former Los Angeles Lakers star sat down for a much-anticipated interview with TMZ host Harvey Levin this week. On Monday night, Lamar Odom: Sex, Drugs, & Kardashians hit the airwaves. Millions watched as the ex-pro basketball star got real about his romantic rise with the reality TV star, as well as his addiction struggles and near-death overdose experience that ended it all.

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As Perezcious readers will recall, Lamar and Khloé first tied the knot way back in 2009 — just one month after they met. For a while, they lived out their lives in wedded bliss. But happily ever after wasn’t meant to be, and after several years together, Kim Kardashian‘s younger sis filed for divorce. That split was made official in 2016, about a year after the athlete very nearly suffered a fatal overdose in a Nevada brothel.

Today, Lamar looks back very fondly at his time with Khloé. The 43-year-old ex-NBA star explained to Levin how first connecting with Khloé gave him “relevance” in his life away from basketball:

Soon after Lamar and Khloé dove into their relationship, momager Kris Jenner got involved. She served as Lamar’s business manager for the rest of the time he was married to Kris’ daughter — and Odom loved it. He said during the interview:

And the former University of Rhode Island basketball star continued:

But sadly, a fairy tale ending wasn’t in the cards.

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As their relationship moved forward, Lamar’s drug use and infidelity took hold. He recalled to Harvey how much he