When much of America last saw Los Angeles Lakers superstar Lamar Odom, he was being ejected from a playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks for being too rough with Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki.
With the NBA now locking out its players, it may be awhile before Odom sees action on a basketball court again. But that doesn’t mean Odom won’t be working this fall.
Los Angeles Lakers player Lamar Odom says he benefited from life insurance when his mother died of colon cancer.
In September, Odom will serve as the national spokesman for Life Insurance Awareness Month. Odom will begin appearing in public service announcements in August for the nonprofit Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE).
Odom says he was inspired to be a life insurance spokesman, in part, because of the death of his mother of colon cancer. Odom was only 12 years old when it mother, Cathy Mercer, died. Odom’s charitable foundation is called Cathy’s Kids.
Because Odom’s mother had life insurance, he was able to continue attending a private school.
“I’m sure my mom didn’t think she would die at age 35, but that didn’t stop her from doing the responsible thing and buying life insurance,” Odom says in a LIFE news release issued June 30. “When I began my pro career, one of the first things I did was buy life insurance to make sure my loved ones would also be taken care of.”
Nearly 70 million American adults don’t have life insurance, according to LIFE.
Odom’s work with LIFE will add to an already busy off-the-court schedule.
The Lakers player stars in his own reality TV show, “Khloé & Lamar,” which airs on E! The show features an inside look at Odom’s life with his wife, reality TV personality Khloé Kardashian Odom.
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