Lamar Odom Sentenced to Probation, Alcohol-Abuse Treatment

Lamar Odom, the former Lakers and Clippers forward and the husband of Khloe Kardashian, was sentenced to three years of probation and three months of alcohol-abuse treatment, following a “no contest” plea on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suggested Reading R&B Singer Alexander O’Neal’s Sad Week Got Even Sadder in an Instant After Trump…

Lamar Odom, the former Lakers and Clippers forward and the husband of Khloe Kardashian, was sentenced to three years of probation and three months of alcohol-abuse treatment, following a “no contest” plea on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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The basketball player must also pay almost $2,000 in fines.

Odom was arrested in late August by the California Highway patrol for driving under the influence. According to officers, he was driving in a “serpentine manner” and continued driving even as officers tried to pull him over.

He refused during the traffic stop to take a blood or alcohol test, a decision that usually automatically results in one’s license being revoked for a year, the Times notes.

Read more at the Los Angeles Times.

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