kardashian celebrated back in 2013. the couple had their own reality show, khloe and lamar. i want to get married right now. you would marry me? right now. reporter: in 2013 odom was pulled over for drunk driving. after a short stint at rehab for drug and alcohol addiction, rumors of infidelity and drug use continued. i m really on high alert for lamar because i mean, anything i think will set him to spiral and that s kind of the last thing i want for him. reporter: odom s spiraling may have started early on. his life marked by so much sadness. his father was a heroin addict who left when odom was young. he was just 12 when his mother died of cancer. he tried to focus on basketball. i won t get too caught up in that. i ll just go out and play my game and help the team that i play for now. reporter: in 2001 ocdom was suspended for violating the league s anti drug policy.
turmoil which only got worse after he and reality star khloe kardashian celebrated back in 2013. the couple had their own reality show, khloe and lamar. i want to get married right now. you would marry me? right now. reporter: in 2013, odom was pulled over for drunk driving. after a short stint at rehab for drug and alcohol addiction, rumors of infidelity and drug use continued. i m really on high alert for lamar because i mean, anything i think will set him to spiral and that s kind of the last thing i want for him. reporter: odom s spiraling may have started early on. his life marked by so much sadness. his father was a heroin addict who left when odom was young. he was just 12 when his mother died of cancer. he tried to focus on basketball. i won t get too caught up in that. i ll just go out and play my game and help the team that i play for now. reporter: in 2001 odom was suspended for violating the