"The very first time we satisfied was at a Subway in Palm Desert. It was the 1st day of practice and we were starving after the initial of two sessions at the College in the Desert. Lamar Odom was just ahead of me in line, chatting with some college students. They were Clippers fans, naturally. Who was not in people times in October 2001? Odom suddenly identified me in the health club. "Hey, you're the dude from your L.A. Periods," he mentioned, excitedly. We shook fingers and introduced ourselves. I needed to shell out for his sandwich; he wished to spend for mine. I forgot who won our only argument inside the ten a long time we have acknowledged one another. Odom was the 6-foot-10 centerpiece to the youngest and hippest workforce with the NBA, and he was about.his jersey, and Lamar Odom willingly returned it. A strained correct quadricep and maybe blended emotions held Gasol absent from practice quickly. A bruised ego kept Odom away completely. Gasol quickly vowed he wanted to remain a Laker, a great deal that he arrived on the team's media day Sunday proclaiming himself a single for an ESPN Radio promotional spot. Odom immediately vowed he wouldn't report to coaching camp, a lot that he reportedly instructed Standard Supervisor Mitch Kupchak to trade him, something which grew to become official after the Lakers sent him Saturday evening on the Dallas Mavericks for the 2012."Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum stood again to again before a purple backdrop Sunday morning, the Lakers' 7-footers clutching basketballs and smiling as cameras clicked throughout media day. There was someone lacking in the photograph. Lamar Odom is on his way to Dallas after remaining traded towards the Mavericks the day before today, leaving Gasol and Bynum since the Lakers' massive guys in the instant. "That undoubtedly has an effect on us negatively, clearly," Bynum said. "We had the best front line, I would say, amongst me, [Odom] and Gasol, so I feel it's going to be considered a little distinctive, the way the rotations are going to function this 12 months, and I seriously do not understand what to hope.