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miami_fan
06-29-2006, 07:05 PM
Dammit!

Associated Press


EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers player Lamar Odom's 6½-month-old son has died, a spokesman for the team said Thursday.

Jayden Odom died Wednesday night, apparently suffocating while sleeping in his crib in New York, according to John Black.

"Lamar is very distraught," Black said. "Both he and the baby's mother are asking that people respect their privacy at this time."

Jayden was born Dec. 15. Odom has two older children -- a son and a daughter.

The 26-year-old Odom came to the Lakers two years ago in the trade that sent Shaquille O'Neal to the Miami Heat. Odom averaged 14.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 80 games for the Lakers last season and 19.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists in their first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns.

Groundhog
06-29-2006, 07:06 PM
Wow, that's terrible. :(

terpkristin
06-29-2006, 07:11 PM
No parent should have to go through the loss of a child, especially one so young.

How terrible. :(

/tk

Lorena
06-29-2006, 08:29 PM
Oh man, my heart breaks for him :(

Eaglesfan27
06-29-2006, 08:42 PM
SIDS is a terrible thing :(

QuikSand
06-29-2006, 08:47 PM
Very true.


Just in case anyone else is moved by this news... here's a link to do something:

http://www.cjsids.com/

Schmidty
06-29-2006, 08:50 PM
Awful.

Oilers9911
06-29-2006, 11:37 PM
When I think of how I would react if that was my son...he is now 18 months...I would just want to die.

Glengoyne
06-30-2006, 01:14 AM
When I think of how I would react if that was my son...he is now 18 months...I would just want to die.
amen

Neuqua
06-30-2006, 01:26 AM
Just heartbreaking.

Vince
06-30-2006, 02:42 AM
:(

gkb
06-30-2006, 02:56 AM
I'll be up all night checking on my 5 month old. My heart goes out to anyone who has to go through something like this. :(

Emiliano
06-30-2006, 02:59 AM
Terrible news. :(

moriarty
06-30-2006, 07:46 AM
When I think of how I would react if that was my son...he is now 18 months...I would just want to die.

My son is the same age and I know exactly how you feel. I just couldn't imagine the grief.