Ex-NBA star battles weight gain after loss of 2 BFFs

joan

June 29, 2015 4:06 PM

The sudden death of his best friends no doubt struck a chord with Odom in more ways than one.

Lamar Odom working out in Las Vegas

Lamar Odom, 35, is trying to get into shape after loosing two of his close friends - Jamie Sangouthai and Bobby Heyward – to drug overdose last week.

The former NBA star was spotted breaking a sweat near his home in Las Vegas on Friday, June 26.

Lamar seemed to have gained some weight while walking around his neighborhood; clad in black shorts and a turquoise-colored shirt.The sudden death of his best friends no doubt struck a chord with Odom in more ways than one.A source tells Us Weekly that, "This is a huge wake-up call for him. It has really shaken him. Lamar is beside himself... He feels like it could have happened to him,''

Lamar who separated from his ex wife, Khloe Kardashian in 2014 due to his infidelity and substance abuse has had a rough month to say the least.

On June 14, his friend Sangouthai died at age 37 from a bacterial skin infection. IV drug abuse was also listed in his autopsy report. Just four days later, Heyward passed away from an alleged drug overdose at age 30.

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