Lamar Odom has worn out his southern hospital welcome and has been released by the Dallas Mavericks. Fans of the show Khloe and Lamar have seen first hand Odom’s difficult transition as a member of the Mavericks. In the 50-games this season, Odom has only started four and averaged a career low 6 points per game. Odom also took a personal leave of absence to attend to his father in LA.
In a statement to ESPNDallas.com Odom said: “The Mavericks and I have mutually agreed that it’s in the best interest of both parties for me to step away from the team. I’m sorry that things didn’t work out better for both of us, but I wish the Mavs’ organization, my teammates and Dallas fans nothing but continued success in the defense of their championship.”
Because Odom was still on the roster at the March 15 trade deadline, he is ineligible to play for another NBA team this season. However, instead of releasing Odom Mavericks are making him inactive. The Mavericks owe Odom $8.2 million for the 2012 and 2013 season, and hope to dump some of his contract by trading him in the offseason.
But it may be difficult to find another team willing to take a chance on the 13-year veteran. Last month, even head coach Rick Carisle called out Odom’s commitment, “Our fans want to know that Lamar’s in. Our players want to know that Lamar’s in. It’s not about how many points he’s scoring or rebounds … Our fans, our players want to see the guy playing like his pants are on fire and we haven’t seen that so far and that’s got to change.”
Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian’s divorce has lasted longer than their actual marriage. Now, Humphries has made one final attempt to void the couple’s prenup giving Kardashian the ultimatum to admit their marriage was fake or he will release emails, texts and phone calls to prove that it was.
Though the couple’s divorce is not finalized, Kardashian has moved onto her next romance with rapper Kanye West. While the couple have long been friends, West revealed his true feelings in his latest song Theraflu: “And I’ll admit I fell in love with Kim, around the same time she had fell in love with him. Well that’s cool, baby girl do your thing. Lucky I ain’t have Jay drop him from the team.”
Despite the romantic gesture, Kanye may have actually helped Humphries in the fraud case. Celebrity divorce attorney Vicki Ziegler claims, “The fraud must have been about something vital to the relationship that directly affected why the party who was deceived [Kris] agreed to the marriage. If she cheated, her credibility becomes very weak.”
What better tour guide for Tim Tebow than the woman who sings “Like a Virgin.” With the NY Jets, officially announcing the acquisition of Tim Tebow, Madonna has offered to show the quarterback around his new city. The hospitality first came up when Ryan Seacrest Tweeted Madonna: ”Since @TimTebow is moving to ny now, will you show him around?” Madonna replied: “Id love to show @TimTebow around town…we have so much in common. He’s “like a virgin” and so am I.”
Madonna is a veteran jersey chaser. The Material Mom dated Alex Rodriguez in 2008 and was rumored to be the cause of his divorce from his wife. But Madonna will have to get in line, Tebow has been linked to both Taylor Swift and Glee’s Dianna Agron.
The idea of the Material Girl showing Tebow around won’t sit well with team officials. The Jets have already encouraged Tebow to live in Hoboken, New Jersey near the team’s practice facility and not “to be influenced and distracted in the city.” Apparently, the Jets have never watched the Jersey Shore.
Shakira’s hips have gotten FC Barcelona soccer player Gerard Piqué into trouble. Head coach Pep Guardiola believes Shakira is a distraction to Piqué, and it is affecting his play… so much so that Guardiola is threatening to leave the team unless Piqué ends things with Shakira or is traded.
Piqué has been linked to the Colombian singer since last March and is accused of being late to practice and missing team meetings. The centre back was even photographed white water rafting, which is an activity banned by FC Barcelona.
But Shakira’s interferance just doesn’t stop with FC Barcelona, rival soccer team Real Madrid has banned Shakira’s music. Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium used to have Shakira’s music on their pre-match playlist, but the songs have been pulled.
