Lamar Odom has spent the past several months recovering from the overdose that nearly took his life in October, but now that the former NBA player is doing much better, he seems to already be drinking again.
When Odom was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel following a deadly mix of herbal Viagra and cocaine, the weeks that followed were terrifying as doctors weren't even sure that he'd recover, let alone survive. In January, he was released from the hospital after spending nearly three months recovering, and his progress has been nothing short of a miracle.
This past weekend, he spent some quality family time with his estranged wife Khloé Kardashian and her family, and people were pleased to see the 36-year-old athlete back on his feet and looking happy and healthy. However, new photos of Odom at a bar just hours before the Easter celebrations are quite concerning not only because he nearly died, but because of his past issues with substance abuse.
Several staffers and patrons revealed that Odom arrived at the Johnny O'Brien pub in Sherman Oaks, Calif., with two unknown male friends a little before midnight Saturday. The guys ended up staying at the bar until around 1 a.m. Sunday and, within that short time, Odom ordered three Remy Martin drinks, which he paid for himself.
Just hours later, he was seen at church with Kardashian and her sister Kourtney's kids Mason and Penelope, wearing the same gray sweatshirt, chains and sunglasses that he sported at the bar.
When Odom was found unconscious, bleeding from the nose and foaming from the mouth Oct. 13, his body suffered some serious damage. In the months following the three-day long coma, it was revealed that he suffered multiple strokes and organ damage. While it is unclear what the doctors have told him about putting alcohol into his freshly-recovered body, many can assume that he probably shouldn't be hitting the bottle again, especially because of his past issues.
Odom made his first public appearance since the overdose at Kanye West's Yeezy Season 3 New York Fashion Week Show in February with the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan. Fans were pleased to see the former NBA star out and about as doctors had once questioned whether or not he would ever walk or talk again.
His reps have not yet responded, and neither he nor Kardashian have commented about the incident.
