Lamar Odom will likely need kidney transplant

Former Lakers and Clippers forward Lamar Odom will likely need a kidney transplant, according to source. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis, File)Amid all the cautious optimism surrounding Lamar Odom’s unexpected recovery, the former Lakers and Clippers forward also will likely face some even heftier challenges.

Odom will likely need a kidney transplant, according to multiple sources familiar with his recovery. Ever since being hospitalized last week after becoming unresponsive at a Las Vegas brothel, Odom has received daily kidney dialysis treatment.

He spent last week at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas where his dialysis treatment lasted between 11 to 12 hours per day, sources said. Odom…