7. Olympic Career
The 6’10 superstar led the US national team to a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Odom was invited to play for the FIBA World Championships in 2006 but declined the invitation because of the tragic death of his 6-month-old son and he declined again in 2007 because of a shoulder injury. Lamar was invited back for the national team’s run at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, where the U.S. would win gold for the first time since 1994.
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