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Lakers gain perspective on and off the court

By Ric Bucher
ESPN The Magazine

Friday, October 13, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- Five observations from Lakers camp: 1. Hiding in plain sight. Lamar Odom wasn't sure he could continue playing last summer after the death of his 6½-month-old son, Jayden, a victim of sudden infant death syndrome, a catch-all phrase for babies who perish for no apparent reason. Now Odom finds that playing offers the only sweet relief from mulling over why Jayden was taken from him. To that end, he iced down his sore right shin and strapped a soccer guard to it in order t ...

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