Lamar Odom Now Breathing On His Own

The basketball pro has been fighting for his life after being found unconscious in a Las Vegas brothel, with reports he has begun to wake up in the last few days.

Lamar's trainer Fareed Samad told TMZ: "He moved [to Nevada] because of [pro boxer] Zab Judah, and Zab Judah told him to come here and train with me if he wanted to like, you know, like make his way back to the National Basketball Association".

The Daily Mail report that Lamar Odom is "completely off ventilator and breathing on his own", three days after overdosing in Nevada brothel.

Khloe Kardashian has been with Lamar Odom 24/7 since he was admitted to hospital. You are such a champion...

He said the former Los Angeles Laker was breathing on his own and had told Kardashian: "I love you".

Only a day earlier, sources close to the family at the Las Vegas hospital said doctors were giving him a 50-50 chance of survival.

Shortly after his hospitalisation, his organs had failed, and Odom had suffered a series of strokes. Khloe reportedly stayed by Lamar's side the entire time and asked the doctors constant questions about her estranged husband's treatment.

Alvina Alston, a publicist for JaNean Mercer, Odom's maternal aunt and godmother, said that he gave a greeting and thumbs-up.

Anthony Jackson sat on the sidewalk by a busy Sin City street on Thursday afternoon, shaking his head and remembering a time when Lamar Odom didn't have Hollywood, tabloid attention, or his life hanging in the balance. They're now having to fix all the damage it has done.

Wehrly said the sheriff's office received a 911 call from two people at the brothel.

Lamar's friends and family - and even the whole Kardashian-Jenner clan - have been active on all social media sites to show their support for the star and to gather support and prayers for him.

It was reported Odom had taken cocaine and a sex drug, along with a substantial amount of alcohol. "She sleeps on a pullout bed next to Lamar". "This is a very painful situation, as I know you are aware, and the idea that anyone would use it to seek publicity is really sad", the statement read.