Lamar Odom Presents Sneakers, Basketballs To African Hooper In Want Of Gear

Lamar Odom performed the function of Santa about 9 months early this yr … deciding to ship a bunch of presents to a hooper in Africa — after he was impressed by the best way the person was coaching with beat-up gear.

The baller’s title is Nkwain Kennedy, and he is gained a whole bunch of hundreds of followers on social media the previous yr or so after posting inspirational movies of himself figuring out with destroyed basketballs and tattered kicks.

A rep for Odom says the ex-LA Lakers star caught considered one of Kennedy’s vids just lately whereas scrolling by means of Instagram … and he was so moved by the footage, he needed to place collectively a care bundle for the man.

Odom received in contact with Kennedy by means of social media, came upon his shoe dimension and his Cameroon tackle and FedExed him a field filled with goodies.

We’re informed the current included two Wilson basketballs, Reebok Allen Iverson and Nike Giannis Antetokounmpo kicks, some Nike socks … and a handwritten be aware.

“To Nkwain,” Odom wrote on the cardboard. “Love the hustle. God bless.”

Odom autographed the be aware as nicely.