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Los Angeles Clippers forward Lamar Odom practiced for the first time in two weeks and plans on playing in the Clippers' season opener Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies. "I feel good, I still know how to play," Odom said. "For the record, I think I'll be the Lamar of 2010. People keep saying, 'What Lamar are you going to get?' Let's see, 2000 I was on the All-Rookie Team, I was Sixth Man of the Year, my year in Miami was pretty good. When I look at my resume, I see some really solid stuff. ... Hopefully I'll be the Lamar of 2010, not Dallas Lamar, the old Lamar." ESPN.com

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On Wednesday, the Clippers will open the regular season against the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center. Will Lamar Odom finally be on the court playing for the Clippers? Odom, who has a bone bruise in his left foot, didn't sound as if he would be playing in that game. "I don't know," Odom said Thursday after sitting out the Clippers' final preseason game. "I want to. But I've got to be a mature Lamar and realize what this team is really trying to do." Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers, Lamar Odom, Injuries 

Will Lamar Odom finally be on the court playing for the Clippers? Odom, who has a bone bruise in his left foot, didn't sound as if he would be playing in that game. "I don't know," Odom said Thursday after sitting out the Clippers' final preseason game. "I want to. But I've got to be a mature Lamar and realize what this team is really trying to do." Los Angeles Times

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Lamar Odom (bone bruise in left knee) and Chauncey Billups (recovering from left Achilles' tendon surgery) also didn't play against the Lakers. Del Negro said the hope is that Odom can play in the season opener. "He was trying to battle through [the injury], but it got to the point where it was not making sense," Del Negro said. "So that was when he changed the process for him. He knows he needed to be in better shape coming in. They tried to tax his body a little bit and this is the result." Los Angeles Times

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Mike Trudell: Clips coach Vinny del Negro said that Jamal Crawford and Chris Paul (rest) will not play tonight. Odom, Hill, Billups also out. Twitter @LakersReporter

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Chauncey Billups, still recovering from surgery to repair a torn left Achilles' tendon, practiced Tuesday, but is not expected to play soon. Lamar Odom (bone bruise in left knee) and Grant Hill (bone bruise in right knee) didn't practice Tuesday, and neither is expected to play Wednesday. Los Angeles Times

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Odom said it took some "spiritual and psychological counseling" to find the necessary resolve to gather himself. And he has embraced the process since becoming a Clipper again in June. "My focus is a lot stronger," Odom said. "I had to take care of myself mentally before anything else. "Because of life's burdens or anything that … didn't go my way or that hurt me, it started to weigh. A lot of people think we let it go with the game. But sometimes the game and the business of the game is going to hurt you." Los Angeles Times

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He's excited about basketball, again. He feels the way he did when the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals, when he helped Team USA win the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championships in Turkey and when he won the NBA's sixth man of the year award in 2011. "I've kind of gained that back by coming here to the Clippers," Odom said. "I'm a competitor. The thing I want to prove the most is that I want to let my family know that I'm better and in a good place. "What I'm going to do is wear my heart on my sleeve again. I'll make this team that gave me the opportunity to play for them proud." Los Angeles Times

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Lamar Odom has readily admitted to not being in the best basketball shape upon arriving in Clippers' camp. Before Wednesday's game, Del Negro said that he was disappointed in the veteran's conditioning. "There's no question I've talked to him about it," Del Negro said. "I have confidence in him, and he's a veteran guy." Orange County Register

Los Angeles Clippers, Vinny Del Negro, Lamar Odom 

For Odom, weight and poor conditioning are issues. Del Negro said Odom's knees are bothering him and that playing the 6-10 forward against the Jazz probably would have set him back. "He's got to work through some conditioning things and some health things right now, which he's doing," Del Negro said. "Yeah, I wish he was in a little bit better conditioning, and he wishes he was. But he's just got to continue to work every day and I'm sure he'll get there eventually." Los Angeles Times

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Parker even told a story about a time when the team was in Phoenix preparing for a playoff series against the Suns. Smush says that coach Phil Jackson gave Lamar Odom his black card to take the team out to a nice dinner as a bonding experience. Parker says the entire team sat at one table, and that Kobe Bryant had his own table in a corner. Larry Brown Sports

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At the end of his 10-minute session with reporters, someone mentioned that he's been through a lot these past few tumultuous years. We'll pick it up there... Odom: "Jesus went through a lot. This is easy for me, you know what I'm saying? Basketball?" To which Berger deadpanned, "But he didn't have your handle..." Insert reporters' laughter here... Odom, smiling: "He had his hands around the world. But we all go through a lot." Sulia

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After he was traded from the Lakers to the Mavericks last season, Odom had the worst year of his career in Dallas, averaging career-lows in points (6.6) and rebounds (4.2). He was sent home by the Mavericks before the season was over. Odom said Friday that he is ready to play basketball again at a high level. "Sometimes in order to do what we want or to do, what we expect of ourselves, to make good decisions, sometimes we have to be in that happy place," Odom said. "You've got to be in the right place mentality. I'm in that place." Los Angeles Times

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Asked about Odom's apology Friday evening, Cuban declined comment. The Mavs acquired Odom from the Lakers last December, but the forward arrived in Dallas out of shape and in a fragile mental state. He averaged career lows of 6.6 points and 4.2 rebounds with the Mavs, his worst season as a pro. ESPN.com

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Los Angeles Clippers forward Lamar Odom says he thinks the current Clippers are the deepest team he has ever been on, and yes, that includes the Los Angeles Lakers teams he was on that went to three straight NBA Finals and won back-to-back titles. "No," Odom said Friday when asked if he has ever been on a team as deep as this season's Clippers. "I've been on good teams. I've been on a team that went to the Finals three years in a row. You have to be pretty good to get to the Finals. But championships aren't won by just talking about a team and looking at a roster. We've all seen good rosters before and teams that we think should win, but this team is built to compete against the best teams in the NBA. If we were to play a seven-game series right now against the best teams in the NBA, I would expect us to compete." ESPN.com

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Odom said he called Fisher as he routinely does with many of his former Lakers teammates. "I call all the guys that I've won with, to still pick their brains," Odom said. "I've learned from the best, some of the top coaches and top players and top winners and I've learned from all of them." ESPN.com

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Ric Bucher: Lamar Odom, unprompted, told me he'd like to apologize to Mark Cuban and Mavs fans for not being himself. Felt it was beyond his power. Twitter @RicBucher

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The album Full Court Press Vol. 1 (which, oh boy, hopefully means there will be a Vol. 2) will featured 14 NBA stars, or "stars" rather. Lamar Odom and Carlos Boozer, among others, also appear. On the tracks they'll be paired with rappers like Snoop Dogg, The Game, Twista and T-Pain. "I started having fun with it," Howard told WTVJ about his rap experience. "I was like, you know what? I've done this before at home in the shower, but now it's real in the studio, but I started getting into the beat. I have a little rhythm." Miami New Times

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The rap album is titled, "Full Court Press Vol. 1." NBA players that will be featured include Juwan Howard, Baron Davis, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Carlos Boozer, Glen Davis, Shawn Marion, Josh Smith and others. Rappers expected to be on tracks include Rick Ross, Trina, Snoop Dogg, Birdman, The Game, T-Pain, Bun B, Twista and Soulja Boy. IamaGM.com

Carlos Boozer, Lamar Odom, Josh Smith, Shawn Marion, Trevor Ariza, Juwan Howard, Baron Davis, Glen Davis, Snoop Dogg 

Lamar Odom and Shaquille O'Neal are back on Kobe Bryant's team ... in the celebrity attack on the Power Balance bracelet empire ... TMZ has learned. TMZ has obtained court papers, which show Odom claims the company stiffed him out of $133,870 before it filed for bankruptcy back in November. TMZ.com

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