Lamar Odom in Car Accident, Teenager Killed
The funeral of a 15-year-old boy who was killed in a car accident involving NBA player Lamar Odom took place on Monday.
Odom, a two-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Laker, was in the backseat of a vehicle that collided with a motorcycle last Thursday in Queens, New York. The force from the crash caused the motorcycle to smash into a pedestrian, the 15-year-old boy.
The boy suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital where he was immediately rushed into surgery, TMZ reported. However, the surgery was not successful and the injured pedestrian died the following day.
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Odom took to his Twitter account on Monday to extend his condolences to the boy’s loved ones.
“Thank you for your support and prayers,” Odom tweeted. "My thoughts and prayers are with the young boy’s family."
Odom was in New York at the time of the incident to attend a family member’s funeral. He hired the driver, who was involved in the accident, from a private car service to shuttle him around town.
After the crash, Odom was reportedly crying. Khloe Kardashian, the basketball player’s wife and reality television star, also took to Twitter to express her sorrow to the family.
”My heart/soul goes out 2every1 in pain from any suffering,” said Kardashian who was not in the car with her husband. “Pray 4 all of the angels surrounding us constantly. May our spirits stay strong.”
Odom’s wife continued to share positive spiritual messages with her followers on Twitter after the news broke.
“Above all, love each other deeply, b/c love covers over a multitude of sins,” she wrote. “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling 1 Peter 4:8-9.”
This year, the couple released a joint unisex fragrance and starred in a reality show about their lives as newlyweds.
