L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.Byline: --Ross Siler Lakers See Lake poets star Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. is on a mission this season. But it has nothing to do with being a first-time All-Star. ``I want the best-dressed award,'' Odom said before Tuesday's game against Minnesota. There is no such thing, of course, and the competition is fierce across the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= . But Odom has elevated his game, for sure. He purchased a number of new suits for the season and wore a gray number with an aqua shirt and tie Tuesday. Odom figures there is a benefit to being better dressed when it comes to the rap label he is running and T-shirt line he started. It also fits with Odom's theme for the season of showcasing a newfound new·found adj. Recently discovered: a newfound pastime. Adj. 1. newfound - newly discovered; "his newfound aggressiveness"; "Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea" maturity. He ditched the crazy socks that were his old hallmark, unless he's wearing jeans. ``Any place where the sun is shining,'' Odom said, ``I'm going to be sharp.'' |
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