Lamar Odom Arrested And Charged With DUI [VIDEO]

Lamar Odom of the L.A. Lakers has had a rough few days. Apparently the 33-year old, who stands 6-foot-10 and weighs 235 pounds is allegedly having some serious addiction problems. Recently, the gentle giant was arrested for driving under the influence of something, just days after his family staged an alleged prevention to get the NBA player some help.

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According to reports, the embattled reality star/NBA player was arrested and charged with DUI in L.A. yesterday morning. California Highway Patrol says Odom, was driving a Mercedes SUV when he was stopped on U.S. Route 101 at about 3:25 a.m. this morning.

Police are saying he "showed objective signs of intoxications." After he was unable to perform a field sobriety test, he was arrested at 3:54 a.m. and taken to Van Nuys Jail, where he was booked. To make maters worse, once the NBA star was booked, he refused all chemical tests. Bail was then set at $15,000.

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Lamar Odom and Khloe' Kardasian have been married since 2009. The two have been featured in the reality shows 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians" as well as starring in their own E! reality show, "Khloé & Lamar."

However, the couple has faced hard times the last few months, as various media outlets have reported that Odom has been abusing drugs on a regular basis.

Earlier this week, Odom's player agent, Jeff Schwartz, shot down rumors that NBA star had been missing for 72 hours. Schwartz told ESPN, "Lamar is not missing. His wife knows exactly where he is." However he declined to reveal his client's whereabouts, rather Schwartz added: "Playing in the NBA is still very much a part of Lamar's plans."

Understandably enough, the husband and wife duo, have been tight-lipped about the media scrutiny surrounding Lamar's issue. Out of agrivation from all the speculation Khloe' did vent on Twitter on Sunday tweeting, "Really hard to sit here and listen to people talk s--- about my family! F--- you and shame on you! I'm too protective for this s---!" she wrote.

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