Former
NBA star Lamar Odom, who won two championships and later married reality TV
star Khloe Kardashian, is hospitalized after being found unconscious at a brothel
in Nevada.
Odom
was found unresponsive Tuesday at the Love Ranch in Crystal, the Nye County
Sheriff's Office said.
"He
doesn't look good," brothel owner Dennis Hof said. "He doesn't look
like he'll make it, and if he does, he won't be the same."
Officials
haven't said what was wrong with Odom, and his condition remains unclear.
Authorities
originally planned to fly him to a hospital, but said the 6-foot-10 Odom was
too tall to fit in a helicopter. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Las
Vegas -- about 60 miles away.
Odom,
35, won two NBA championships as a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.
"He
was having a good time at the ranch and everything was great," Hof said,
until Sunday, when Odom seemed "a bit somber" because people were
He
married the younger sister of Kim Kardashian after a whirlwind romance in 2009.
Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce four years later, citing irreconcilable
differences. Their divorce was finalized in July.
Khloe
Kardashian has been at the hospital by Odom's side since Tuesday night,
according to source close to the reality star. She asked that people keep him
in their thoughts and prayers and respect his privacy, the source said.
Hof
said Odom called him Saturday and told him he wanted to visit the brothel for a
few days. Hof let him stay at his home, which is attached to the brothel.
"calling
and bothering him."
"Late
Tuesday, two women at the brothel went to check on Odom and found him
unconscious," Hof said.
"To
my knowledge, there were no drugs involved. Lamar was eating well and was just
healthy."
Brothels
are legal in Nevada in counties with fewer than 700,000 people, according to
state law.
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