Lamar Odom enjoyed a highly successful NBA career from 1999 to 2014, winning two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and earning multiple individual accolades along the way. Off the court, the retired basketball star became a father to three children — daughter Destiny and sons Lamar Jr. and Jayden — whom he shares with his former longtime partner Liza Morales, whom he dated prior to his marriage to Khloé Kardashian.
While Lamar has experienced many professional and personal highs, his life has also been marked by profound hardship. In 2006, his youngest son Jayden tragically passed away at just six months old, a devastating loss that deeply affected the family. Years later, Lamar’s widely publicized near-fatal overdose in 2015 became another turning point, straining his relationships — including those with Destiny and Lamar Jr. — as he worked toward recovery.
Find out more about Lamar’s three kids below.
Destiny Odom was born on August 6, 1998, and is Lamar Odom’s only daughter. At the time of her birth, Lamar was a freshman basketball player at the University of Rhode Island, just one year before he was drafted into the NBA by the Los Angeles Clippers.
Destiny was 11 years old when her father married Khloé Kardashian after only one month of dating — a moment she has spoken candidly about in past interviews. “Things changed when my dad married Khloé,” Destiny told People in 2017. “Things were a lot more public. When your dad’s an NBA player that’s already enough, but when he’s marrying a reality tv star, things are so public that you don’t have a private life anymore.”
Destiny’s relationship with her father became strained following Lamar’s near-fatal overdose in 2015, which left him hospitalized in a coma. However, the two later worked toward rebuilding their bond. In Lamar’s 2021 documentary, Lamar Odom Re/Born, Destiny shared that their relationship had significantly improved, explaining that she now turns to him for guidance. “I literally call him for advice for stuff now, because I feel like I can open up to him,” she said. “I can finally see what a real father is supposed to do.”
Lamar Odom Jr., born in 2002, is the second child of Lamar Odom and Liza Morales. He has largely kept a low public profile as he’s focused on school and young adulthood, while occasionally speaking candidly about his evolving relationship with his father.
