Inside Lamar Odom's Recovery 1 Year After His Near-Fatal Drug Overdose

Odom was even instrumental in helping Khloe adjust to Rob's relationship with Blac Chyna—the couple went public as an item in March, they were engaged by April and their first child together is on the way.

Shortly after Rob and Chyna announced their engagement, Lamar encouraged Khloe to call her brother, reminding her, "Marriage ain't easy, honey child." "Your marriage wasn't easy?" Khloe joked back. "It does make me smile, knowing he's finally going to answer one of my phone calls," Khloe talked later about the experience. "I have always loved Lamar and Rob's relationship and bond," she added, "and I want them to hang out. But you know, I still want my one-on-one time with Rob."

To this day, Rob is continuing to rebuild his connection with his family as he gets ready to be a dad.

And Lamar's recovery continues—but over the summer those close to him feared the worse was imminent once again when he relapsed into the sort of self-defeating behavior that brought him down in the first place.

Odom attended Kobe Bryant's farewell Lakers game on April 13 at Staples Center, where the former Laker told Entertainment Tonight, "I've never been better, especially after tonight. [Kobe] had 60 tonight. He is the world, learned so much from him off the court, on the court, everything kinda translates and life is beautiful." In response to rumors that he was back to partying, only six months after he almost died, Odom indicated that people who don't know him can't possibly know what he's up to.

"I mean, it gets tough, especially if so much gets speculated," he said about all the scrutiny of his actions. "Only a few people know the truth, and I just keep that close to my heart."

As for his relationship with Khloe, "everything is [up for] discussion. We talk about anything. We've been through a lot. It won't ever stop." Moreover, the 36-year-old athlete said he was determined to "get back on the court."

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