Lamar Odom – Former NBA player talks about his son’s Death in ‘Celebrity Big Brother’

Lamar Odom Opens Up About Son’s Death on Celebrity Big Brother

The Former NBA player expressed his feelings for his son’s death in the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ Show. His late son, Jayden died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in 2006 when he was 6 months old.

Lamar Odom
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The tragedy

On Monday Night’s Episode of the show said that he saw his six-month-old son in his dream. He dreamt about his son kept saying that he wants to snatch the rainbow even though his mouth couldn’t talk but his eyes can.

Lamar Odom further expressed that even his son is six-month-old, they two had a great relationship. Whenever he enters the room, Jayden wouldn’t take his eyes off Lamar until he hold him. He said Jayden was a special baby and he would have been 15 or 16 years old. Lamar also said that he will meet his son in Afterlife.

Lamar and Kim Kardarshiam
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Khloe Kardashian’s ex-husband shared this news with his housemates. The actor who played Willis Jackson’s role on Diff’rent Strokes -Todd understood Odom’s grief and commented that it is an unimaginable feeling that he dealt with so much stuff.

Lamar is the father of three kids including Jayden, Destiny and Lamar Jr. He shares all three of them with ex-girlfriend Liza Morales.

Odom is a popular player and successful too. He played for U.S.National Team, FIBA World Championships, and also joined the 2010 FIBA World Championship team in Istanbul, Turkey, where he won gold for the first time.

Lamar, ex Khloe and his children Lamar Odom Jr and Destiny Odom in 2011
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Odom is renowned for his love of candy. The Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy was made out of candy by Wrigley in the honour of Laker’s Victory which has Lamar’s name below it. In November 2019, he announced his engagement with Sabrina Parr, a health and lifestyle coach. Later their engagement was called off on November 5, 2020.

In 2022, Lamar Odom was announced as the Houseguest on the third season of ‘Celebrity Big Brother.