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 Odom, 35, the ex-husband of reality television personality Khloe
Kardashian, suffered a "medical emergency" at the Love Ranch in
Crystal, Nevada, about 80 miles (50 kms) northwest of Las Vegas, the
Nye County Sheriff’s Office said in media release.
Odom was stabilized at the scene and was prepared to be airlifted to
a Las Vegas-area hospital, but the "stature" of the basketball
player made it impossible to transport him by helicopter, the
release said.
Odom, whose career in the NBA included seasons with the Los Angeles
Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, stands 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 meters)
tall.
 The sheriff's office said an investigation was being conducted and
gave no further details about Odom's condition or what caused the
emergency.
A call to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, where Odom was being
treated, was not immediately returned.
The celebrity website TMZ reported that Odom had been at the brothel
for days and a woman there found him unconscious in his VIP suite.
The owner of the Nevada brothel, Dennis Hof, told the Los Angeles
Times the athlete had “wanted to get away from everybody, wanted to
have fun."
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He told the newspaper that his staff said herbal Viagra was found in
Odom's room.
Odom played 14 seasons in the NBA. Kardashian, a reality TV star and
a younger sister of the better-known celebrity Kim Kardashian, filed
from divorce from the basketball star in 2013 after four years of
marriage.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles; Editing by Toby
Chopra)
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