Lamar Odon Reveals 'Biggest Wish' for Ex Khloe Kardashian Amidst Paternity Scandal
Reality star Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband Lamar Odon reveals his true feelings after watching the teaser for "The Kardashians" upcoming season.
Lamar Joseph Odom was a professional NBA basketball player, known as a former mainstay of the Los Angeles Lakers. He won championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named the "NBA Sixth Man of the Year" in 2011. Odom married "Keeping up with the Kardashians" star Khloe Kardashian in 2013, until their divorce was finalized in December 2016.
In an interview with E! News, the former "Los Angeles Lakers" alum revealed his guilty pleasure of tuning in to his ex-wife's reality show, "The Kardashians". Hulu recently released the details for the second season, which featured an emotional Khloe Kardashian in the latest "The Kardashians" teaser.
Lamar expressed his empathy on watching ex-wife Khloe in tears, and revealed that he still cared for the reality star.
"It was hard for me to watch that," Lamar shared to E! News. "It's always going to be hard for me to watch someone I love so much sad like that."
Why Was Khloe Emotional in 'The Kardashians'?
Amidst the usual dose of drama, the second season of "The Kardashians" featured Khloe's difficult motherhood journey with Tristan Thompson on their surrogate baby boy.
Despite the messy paternity scandal that ended Khloe and Tristan's relationship in February 2019, the reality star is committed to co-parenting with the professional basketball player as they recently welcomed their second child, who renames unnamed. In the second season of "The Kardashians", Khloe recalls her journey through the messy relationship, leaving her in tears. Ex-husband Lamar expressed that his biggest wish for Khloe was for her to find happiness.
"She was crying on the show and everybody was questioning her and s--t like that. That was probably a hard time for her," Lamar expressed. "I just want her to be happy. That's it."
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's Relationship
The reality star and former professional basketball player's relationship timeline dates back to 2009. The pair tied the knot within three weeks of dating.
Odom and Khloe's marriage was even featured on the Kardashian's original reality show, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians". However, their whirlwind romance met a messy end when Khloe revealed that she caught her ex-husband cheating on her amidst his drug addiction.
In August 2013, Lamar reportedly went missing for 72 hours, leading Khloe to file for their divorce in December 2013. However, Khloe, later on, paused their proceedings of separation to help Lamar recover from a drug overdose in a brothel in Nevada. Eventually, the reality star filed the divorce again, which was finalized in December 2016.