EXCLUSIVE: Lamar Odom on Growing Up in Jamaica Queens: It Was Turbulent, Crack Infested

Part 2: Lamar Odom: I Played Basketball All Night After My Mom Died, I Was 12

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In this clip, Lamar Odom recounted his early upbringing in Jamaica, Queens during the 1980s. He described his environment as turbulent, crack infested, yet educational and formative. Lamar also recalled his mother being a correctional officer at Rikers Island and what some of the craziest stories she brought home after work.