Lamar Odom arrested and charged with drunk driving in Las Vegas

Former NBA star Lamar Odom faces new legal problems. According to a new report, double NBA the champion was arrested in Las VegasNevada, and charged with driving under the influence in the early hours of Saturday, January 17, 2026.

This is not the first time that Lamar Odom has been accused of drunk driving, as he was previously arrested in 2013 for the same offense. Additionally, Odom has a well-documented history of struggling with drugs and alcohol. Most notably, Odom became the subject of widespread concern when he suffered a near-fatal overdose in a Nevada brothel.

Odom was arrested and jailed on suspicion of drunk driving in the early hours of January 17, according to TMZ.

Reports reveal that the former Los Angeles Lakers star was cited for two additional traffic violations: driving more than 25 mph over the limit and improper lane changing/failure to maintain lane.

According to TMZ, Odom remains in custody as of 3 p.m. EST.

This is Odom’s second arrest for drunk driving, the first occurring in 2013, according to ESPN.

Odom was taken into custody around 3:54 a.m. local time after a California Highway Patrol officer reported observing the Olympian’s Mercedes-Benz traveling in a “serpentine” manner.

According to the police report, Odom initially refused to stop for law enforcement before finally stopping. The report also stated that Odom exhibited “objective signs of intoxication and was unable to perform field sobriety tests as explained and demonstrated.”

In 2015, Odom triggered widespread concern after reports surfaced that he was found unconscious at the Chicken Ranch in Nevada.

A source inside Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas said AND! News after the incident, “drugs” were found in the former athlete’s system and doctors were treating the situation as an “overdose.”

The insider added that Odom was on a ventilator and suffering from “loss of oxygen but also a possible stroke.”

“So there’s probably some brain damage, but they don’t know exactly to what extent,” the source continued. “He did crack all weekend and choked on his mucous membranes. Now they have to repair all the damage done.”

In the midst of all this, Odom was going through a divorce from his ex-wife, Khloé Kardashian, who rushed to the athlete’s side and refused to leave until he was cleared to leave the hospital.

During an episode of her family’s reality TV series, “The Kardashians,” Khloe also recalled how betrayed she felt upon learning that Odom had relapsed in May 2016.

“I was there through it all,” Khloé said in Odom. “I remember everything,” she added before making a surprising confession.

“I hit you in the face,” she said, “and I destroyed everything in this house.”

Khloe radius after Odom’s near-fatal ordeal in Nevada brothel, calling the news “incredibly difficult.”

“I am so grateful to the family, friends and fans, who have sent nothing but prayers and well wishes to Lamar,” she added before thanking the hospital staff for their “kindness and diligent work.”

“You can never prepare for an experience like this, but without the outpouring of love and endless prayers that Lamar received and the strength that my loved ones gave me, this would have been difficult to bear,” she concluded.