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KARDASHIAN'S HUSBAND SEALS DEAL WITH TURKISH CLUB
epress.am
11.25.2011
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom (pictured) has reached an
agreement in principle to sign with Besiktas of Turkey, according to
sources close to Odom.
Final details will not be sorted out before Friday, sources said,
but Odom has indicated that he plans to join the Istanbul-based team
as early as next week if the NBA lockout continues.
Sources told ESPN.com that the deal would pay Odom in excess of $2
million if he spends the rest of the season with Besiktas. The deal
will include an opt-out clause to return to the NBA as soon as the
lockout ends.
Odom, the husband of Khloe Kardashian (pictured), turned 32 earlier
this month and is well-regarded in Turkish basketball circles following
his strong role in Team USA's FIBA World Championship's gold-medal
win last summer in Istanbul.
"Despite the fact that his wife, Khloe Kardashian, has Armenian roots,
Odom's reality show with Kardashian airs in Turkey and is said to be
popular there," writes ESPN's Marc Stein.
Recall, Khloe is the sister of socialite, actress Kim Kardashian,
who has been quite vocal in criticizing Turkish and US authorities
for not recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
Furthermore, earlier this year, Turkish Airlines (THY) signed Los
Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as its "global brand ambassador"
for the next two years. Bryant's latest endorsement deal resulted in
outrage by Armenian-American fans, who wrote letters to the Lakers
guard, urging him to break his contract with the national air carrier
of a country that has not recognized the Armenian Genocide.
From: A. Papazian
epress.am
11.25.2011
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom (pictured) has reached an
agreement in principle to sign with Besiktas of Turkey, according to
sources close to Odom.
Final details will not be sorted out before Friday, sources said,
but Odom has indicated that he plans to join the Istanbul-based team
as early as next week if the NBA lockout continues.
Sources told ESPN.com that the deal would pay Odom in excess of $2
million if he spends the rest of the season with Besiktas. The deal
will include an opt-out clause to return to the NBA as soon as the
lockout ends.
Odom, the husband of Khloe Kardashian (pictured), turned 32 earlier
this month and is well-regarded in Turkish basketball circles following
his strong role in Team USA's FIBA World Championship's gold-medal
win last summer in Istanbul.
"Despite the fact that his wife, Khloe Kardashian, has Armenian roots,
Odom's reality show with Kardashian airs in Turkey and is said to be
popular there," writes ESPN's Marc Stein.
Recall, Khloe is the sister of socialite, actress Kim Kardashian,
who has been quite vocal in criticizing Turkish and US authorities
for not recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
Furthermore, earlier this year, Turkish Airlines (THY) signed Los
Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as its "global brand ambassador"
for the next two years. Bryant's latest endorsement deal resulted in
outrage by Armenian-American fans, who wrote letters to the Lakers
guard, urging him to break his contract with the national air carrier
of a country that has not recognized the Armenian Genocide.
From: A. Papazian