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Worn NBA star Lamar Odom is taking on a unusual sport as he prepares for a charity boxing match with Aaron Carter.
Per TMZ Sports, Odom and Carter will step within the ring on June 12 at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic Metropolis, Original Jersey, for a 3-spherical exhibition bout.
Odom spent 14 seasons in the NBA from 1999-2013. He won again-to-again NBA championships as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and used to be named Sixth Man of the one year for the 2010-11 campaign after averaging 14.4 formula and 8.7 rebounds per sport.
Carter is simplest known for his solo tune profession. The 33-year-ancient has released five studio albums since 1997.
In 2019, Odom looked in one sport for the Enemies group in the BIG3 league sooner than being deactivated for the remainder of the season.
This could perhaps be Odom’s first foray into the boxing ring. He’s going to scoot into the bout with a essential dimension advantage over Carter. The 41-year-ancient is nine inches taller (6’10”) than his opponent and used to be listed spherical 230 pounds in direction of the discontinuance of his NBA profession.
