Pretty soon, NBA basketball will be back in action following a prolonged lockout that threatened to destroy the 2011-2012 season. This has fans getting excited, buying tickets and updating their direct tv packages in preparation for what is sure to be a great season. However, despite the fact that games haven’t started yet, there is already plenty of NBA action to follow, as the abbreviated offseason has led to an almost absurd amount of drama already. Curiously enough, fans of general entertainment and celebrity gossip may be interested in some of the goings on as well, seeing as a certain Khloe Kardashian has become involved, through her relationship with basketball star Lamar Odom.
Following a very strange and unprecedented sequence of events over the weekend, Lamar Odom – who is the husband of Khloe Kardashian, and has played the last 7 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers – was traded to the Dallas Mavericks after becoming upset over the fact that he was involved in trade discussions. This is a sad situation for loyal Lakers fans, but it’s been made increasingly interesting by the fact that Khloe has become intimately involved, to some extent. In fact, some have even gone as far as to suggest that the celebrity may be one of the reasons that the Lakers lost interest in retaining Odom’s services.
Over the weekend, Ms. Kardashian tweeted something to the effect of “how could I be responsible for this happening?” which implies that some have blamed her. Additionally, during interviews about the trade, Lakers star Kobe Bryant felt the need to address the fact that he saw no truth to rumors that the Lakers were growing tired of Odom’s being sucked into the reality TV scene through his relationship. In all likelihood, it would seem quite unusual for a professional sports franchise to make a major trade based on a player’s offseason habits and relationships, unless those things were deemed specifically inappropriate in some way.
Regardless, however, this Lamar Odom trade has created an interesting situation for a celebrity figure that many entertainment fans love to follow. If any celebrity family exudes Los Angeles, it may well be the Kardashians, and now one of the famous sisters will seemingly be heading off to Dallas with her husband, starting a new and very different chapter. If nothing else, however, this will at least save Ms. Kardashian from the scathing and cruel chants she sometimes endured from Lakers’ rivals – who knows? Perhaps it will be nice for her to get some time away from the bright lights of Hollywood.
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