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Walton: 'It affects me . . . Lamar is a brother to me'

OAKLAND –- Warriors interim coach Luke Walton has many, many friends connected to the NBA. Among the closest is Lamar Odom, who is more than a former teammate.

“Lamar is a brother to me,“ Walton said Tuesday night. “I absolutely love that man.”

Odom reportedly is in very critical condition at a Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas. He was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel Tuesday, according to multiple reports, and rushed to Desert View Hospital in Pahrump prior being transferred to Sunrise.

Media outlets are reporting that numerous drugs were found in Odom’s system at the time he was taken to the hospital.