Lamar Odom's American tragedy

Lamar Odom's grim arc of a life — a life that we hope is not about to end early, despite ominous reports — is a distinctly American horror story He was born to a father plagued by heroin addiction. Cancer killed his mother when he was 12 years old. He became a basketball prodigy — but would later speak of being "bought and sold" multiple times by hoops hustlers before he even turned 18. Still, Lamar Odom soared to the NBA's highest heights, becoming one of the league's most well-liked play...