LUMAR ODOM took cocaine and as many as 10 sexual-performance supplement pills leading up to his hospitalization in Las Vegas, according to a dramatic 911 call released Wednesday by the Nye County Sheriff’s Department.
Odom, the former NBA player and husband of reality television star khloe Kardashian, was rushed to a medical facility after being found unresponsive by staff at a brothel known as the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nev., around 70 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
“They confirmed his (cocaine) usage on Saturday but were unsure if it had continued throughout the weekend,” Sheriff Wehrly said at a media conference on Wednesday afternoon. “They also informed dispatch that he had used up to 10 tabs of sexual performance supplements.”
Detective Michael Eisenloffel has not ruled out that Odom’s actions were a suicide attempt.
Police said the sexual-performance supplements ingested by Odom were legal and were obtained from the Love Ranch. Dennis Hof, the owner of the Love Ranch, claimed on Wednesday that the brothel did not offer supplements to its visitors, despite advertising “Viagra” parties on its website.
The initial emergency call came from Mitzi John, an employee of the Love Ranch, who described Odom as unconscious and in need of an ambulance.
John called 911 frantically a second time urging dispatchers to hurry, as Odom had “blood coming out of his nose and white stuff coming out of his mouth.”
The telephone was later passed to Richard Hunter, media director of the Love Ranch, who described how Odom had taken the sexual-performance enhancer over the course of three days, having arrived at the ranch on Saturday.
Hunter also stated that Odom had taken cocaine on Saturday but that staff members could not confirm whether he had taken the drug since.
The sheriff’s department were unable to provide further information on Odom’s condition but revealed contact has been made with one member of the Kardashian Family, that the person was “understandably distraught in the circumstances.”
Wehrly said it was “distinctly possible” that Odom could face charges of drug possession pending the results of the investigation. She stated that the actions of Love Ranch employees would also be looked into.
Odom, 35, last played in the NBA in 2013 and was waived by the New York Knicks in July 2014. He was part of the Loss Angeles Lakers championship-winning teams in 2009 and 2010. Odom was visited by former teammate Kobe Bryanat Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.
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