Newly acquired Los Angeles Clippers forward Lamar Odom gestures during an NBA basketball news conference, Monday, July 2, 2012, in Los Angeles. The veteran big man intends to put a nightmare season with the Dallas Mavericks behind him with a fresh new start in his adopted hometown. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Newly acquired Los Angeles Clippers forward Lamar Odom gestures during an NBA basketball news conference, Monday, July 2, 2012, in Los Angeles. The veteran big man intends to put a nightmare season with the Dallas Mavericks behind him with a fresh new start in his adopted hometown. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)