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Khloé Kardashian and former two-time NBA champion Lamar Odom finalized their divorce in 2016, three years after Khloe initially filed for divorce. Moreover, Odom’s near-fatal drug overdose caused the divorce finalization to be delayed. 

Life support was administered to him as he was in a critical situation. Furthermore, as soon as he recovered from his illness, the reality star filed for divorce once again. There have been a variety of reasons that have led to their marriage ending during that time. Odom made an honest admission about the trauma in his life in 2015. 

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It all started in 2009 when the two started dating. As their bond grew stronger after a month, they decided to get married. After all these years of their marriage falling apart and getting separated, Shannon Sharpe, the three-time Super Bowl champion, sat down with the former NBA star on his show, ‘Club Shay Shay.

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While talking about his relationship with the Kardashian and why he signed the divorce papers, he covered many topics. In addition to discussing his time with the Los Angeles Lakers, he discussed rapper and songwriter Kanye West. 

Former NBA player Lamar Odom discusses how his addiction led to his divorce from Khloé Kardashian

Lamar Odom explained how he got into drugs at a young age. He went on to say that it affected both his career and marriage with his ex-wife Khloe. Also, he mentioned that he tried everything he could to save his marriage, but to no avail.

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Odom revealed he had undergone kidney failure, six heart attacks, and 12 strokes as a result of drug abuse. 

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During the period between 2009 and 2012, they encountered numerous difficulties. However, in 2013, it was revealed that Kardashian had filed for divorce due to Odom’s substance abuse. 

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