He continued to appear on the show while he was winning NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. Odom and his wife also starred in their own E! reality show, "Khloe & Lamar," for two seasons. Cameras tracked the couple's relationship troubles through 2014.
Odom, 35, was hospitalized Tuesday after being found unconscious at a brothel near Las Vegas. The Kardashians discussed his well-being on the show earlier this month.
Here's a timeline of key moments in Odom's life, personally and professionally:
" Nov. 6, 1979: Lamar Joseph Odom is born in Queens, New York.
" June 1999: The Los Angeles Clippers select Odom in the first round of the NBA draft as the fourth overall pick. Odom plays four seasons with the team.
" 2000: Odom is named to the NBA All-Rookie first team.
" 2002: His second child, Lamar Jr., is born to Odom and his girlfriend.
" 2003-04: Odom plays one season with the Miami Heat.
" 2004: Odom helps the U.S. basketball team win a bronze medal at the Olympics in Athens.
" 2004: Odom joins the Los Angeles Lakers, playing for the team for seven seasons and winning the NBA championship in 2009 and 2010.
" 2005: Third child, Jayden, is born to Odom and his girlfriend.
" June 29, 2006: Jayden dies of SIDS while sleeping in his crib in New York.
" November 2009: Odom and Khloe Kardashian marry on camera to open the fourth season of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" in an episode called "The Wedding."
" September 2010: Odom wins a gold medal with the U.S. national team at the world basketball championships in Turkey.
" April 2011: Odom and Kardashian launch their own reality show, "Khloe & Lamar." Odom wins the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award.
" December 2011: The Lakers trade Odom to the Dallas Mavericks.
" April 2012: Odom's difficulty adjusting to the move is featured on an episode of "Khloe & Lamar." Subsequent episodes track his growing depression. He and the Mavericks part ways.
" June 2012: Odom is traded to Clippers, where he averages 4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists in a reserve role.
" July 2012: "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" films Odom and Kardashian's return to Los Angeles.
" July 2013: Odom becomes a free agent but is not signed by another NBA team.
" August 2013: Odom is arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Los Angeles. He pleads no contest and receives three years' probation.
" November 2013: "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" touches on the family's reaction to Odom's recent troubling behavior.
" December 2013: Kardashian files for divorce from Odom in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.
" January 2014: Odom's personal problems come up on early episodes of the reality show's ninth season.
" February 2014: Odom announces a short-term deal to play with Spanish basketball club Baskonia. He is injured a month later.
" March 2014: Khloe's reaction to an online video of Odom slurring and rapping is featured on the show.
" April 2014: Odom signs with the New York Knicks near the end of the regular season, but he doesn't play and is waived in July.
" August 2014: Odom turns up in another "Kardashians" episode, this time as an uninvited guest at an event starring Khloe's new flame.
" Oct. 13, 2015: Odom is hospitalized after being found unconscious at a brothel outside Las Vegas.

