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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."
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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