If this was anyone else, I wouldn’t believe it.
Only because it is s Lamar Odom, I am considering it might be true. I had to read it twice because it sounds like something out of a bad movie.
Here is the tale via Radar Online.
According to a source, the frightening chain of events began in Portland, Oregon in early June when Odom went to visit his then-girlfriend, Savanna Waldrop, and her family.
Before he arrived Odom told Waldrop he wanted to gamble. The only problem was the former Lakers pro was broke, Opens a New Window. so he had to borrow a whopping $10,000 from some shady locals.
“Savanna set up the loan and Lamar knew he had to pay it back no matter what,” said the source. “The bookies had no idea someone famous like Lamar didn’t have the cash to pay them back. And you don’t mess with these guys.”
“Within 20 minutes the $10,000 was gone. He gambled it all — and lost!”
“Within 24 hours the bookies were harassing them, following them to their Airbnb Opens a New Window. and hotel, and waiting for them in the parking lot,” said the source.
“It got so bad, they threatened Savanna and her daughter with a gun and said they’d kill her.”
“They kicked in the hotel door and came in with guns when they were all in bed.”
That’s when they took Odom and held him for ransom until he came up with the money.
“He had to go with them,” said the source.
“They kidnapped him for two days and took him to their house in Portland where he basically just hung out with them,” continued the source.
Believe it or not, there is even more to the story.
Flip the page for the wild conclusion.
