The Big3 did not specify a reason for the deactivations, saying only that the moves were tied to the league's desire to "maximize competition, protect the health of the players, and to raise the level of the professionalism of the Big3. Entering the season, Odom said he was a ready for a comeback after being named a co-captain of The Enemies squad.
After struggling in his first game, Odom said in a televised interview that "once I got my rhythm back, it should be no problem. In its third season, the Big3 has increased the level of competition and graduated from being a pickup league for over-the-hill former pros to an organization that's giving players such as Royce White , a former first-round pick, a possible springboard back into the NBA. Skip to main content Skip to navigation.
Lamar Odom among four 'deactivated' by Big3. NBA experts: Which early-season surprises are here to stay? Charlotte Hornets. Chicago Bulls. Green takes Pels to task after 5 technicals. The move was made for "competitive reasons and not due to any off-the-court issues. In October , Odom was hospitalized after being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.
He said in a interview with Ian Drew of US Weekly that he'd been "l iving sober" since his near-death experience. Odom announced last November he was joining the three-on-three league for the season, then going to play one season in China before officially retiring from professional basketball. Odom announced in December he would return to the court to compete in the Dubai International Tournament in February for a Filipino team and hoped to use the competition to help prepare him for the BIG3.
The athlete wrote in his recently released memoir Darkness to Light that he was close to death after overdosing on a combination of drugs and alcohol. I had twelve seizures and six strokes. My lungs collapsed and my kidneys ruptured.
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