Odom forgives Cuban after he wanted to ‘wash the locker room’
Purchased in December 2011 Lamar Odom was initially heralded as a masterstroke by the Dallas Mavericks front office. After winning back-to-back championships and then securing NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors with the Los Angeles Lakers, Odom’s limited performance in Dallas led to a bitter feud with the owner Mark Cuban, who once claimed he didn’t get his money from the players.
And while the now 46-year-old once wanted to wash the locker room with the Mavericks owner, Odom now seems more willing to move on.
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“Man, this white man got it in his heart to get his point across. He needs to kick me in the shin. You know, Mark Cuban’s days are over. I forgive you. But if it wasn’t for your cousin sitting right next to you, I’d want to put him through the locker and clean the cabinets with him. Hey, I was going to clean the room with him.” he explained on the Cousins podcast, according to HoopsHipe.
Odom came to Dallas after a stellar season in which he averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists. He was traded to Dallas for essentially nothing more than an $8.9 million trade exception and a future first-round pick.
However, the transaction quickly turned into a basketball and public relations disaster. Dealing with personal issues, including the previous loss of his young son and drug use, Odom’s production on the court dropped to a career-low 6.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting an incredible 35.2% from the floor. Cuban reportedly subjected Odom to relentless stalking from his seats on the court, openly criticizing his probation and calling him a “waste of money.”
Understandably, Odom’s career never took off again. The following season, he was sent to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a four-team deal. Odom averaged four points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 2012-13 before playing in Spain and China.
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