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Kevin Durant on Lamar Odom: 'He took me under his wing'

Back in the summer of 2010, Kevin Durant was just 21 years old, leading the United States to its first FIBA World Championship in more than a decade.

One of his mentors on that team? Former NBA All-Star Lamar Odom.

Odom is still fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital after being found unconscious and unresponsive earlier this week in a Nevada brothel. When asked Thursday about what made Odom special as a player, Durant let out a breath before getting into Odom's versatility and how much the two-time NBA champion has meant to his career.