Former NBA star Lamar Odom was arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of driving under the influence.
According to PEOPLE, Odom is facing several misdemeanor charges for driving more than 41 miles per hour over the speed limit. Also, he’s charged with “failing to maintain travel in a street lane/improper lane change” on Jan. 17.
Following the booking, authorities released Odom.
Odom has a long history of struggling with addiction. He was found unconscious “six heart attacks (and) 12 strokes” in Oct. 2015. Staff found him face down and unresponsive in his room at the Love Ranch South brothel in Crystal, Nevada. They reported that a “mucus-type liquid” was coming from his nose and mouth.
At 6-foot-10-inch, Odom exceeded the height limits of the available helicopter. Paramedics transported him via ambulance to Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas. Doctors attributed the incident to a “deadly mix” of cocaine, alcohol, and herbal sexual stimulants.
After the rescue, doctors placed the comatose Odom on life support.
Odom later admitted that he still used drugs after almost.
I can’t even tell you if he was even thinking,” Odom said about the incident.
Odom shared that he doesn’t remember taking drugs the night he overdosed.
“I went there. And I didn’t do drugs that night. I wound up with drugs in my system,” Odom told TMZ in 2025. “I got there, had a drink, woke up three days later. [They were ] ripping tubes out of my neck, not knowing how I got there. I was unable to speak or walk.”
Odom wrote in his 2019 memoir, “Darkness to Light,” and the 2023 documentary “Lamar Odom: Reborn” about his addiction struggles.
During a 2025 episode of Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” Odom reconciled with his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian. A decade of estrangement followed the couple’s divorce.