Lamar Odom was an NBA star — a key piece on two championship teams and a Sixth Man of the Year Award winner. His fame went beyond the court, though, with a tabloid marriage to reality star Khloe Kardashian making him a household name. The headlines turned darker, though, when a near-fatal series of strokes in a Nevada brothel nearly cost him his life. UNTOLD: The Death and Life of Lamar Odom, a new feature-length entry in Netflix’s ongoing documentary series, follows Odom’s life, career, spiral and subsequent recovery.
The Gist: Even if you’re not a basketball fan, you’ve probably heard Lamar Odom’s name. He was a good basketball player, to be clear — a key part of two championship teams, a consistent performer across fourteen NBA seasons — but that’s not why I’m confident you’ve heard of him. His 2009 marriage to reality-TV star Khloe Kardashian — after a month of dating — rocketed
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