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Lamar Odom allegedly had 'every drug imaginable' in his system

Lamar Odom allegedly had ''virtually every drug imaginable in his system'' when he was found unconscious at a brothel in Nevada and is likely to have suffered ''brain damage.''

The former L.A. Lakers player, who remains in a ''critical condition'' in the Intensive Care Unit of the Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas after being found unconscious at the Bunny Love Ranch yesterday (13.10.15), is reportedly likely to have suffered ''brain damage'' as a result of a ''loss of oxygen but also possible stroke,'' and doctors are treating the situation as a non-suicidal ''overdose.''

A source told E! News: ''Drugs were found in his system. ''[He] had been partying since Friday. He was doing crack cocaine all weekend and he choked on his mucous. They're now having to fix all the damage it has done. ''Virtually every drug imaginable was found in his system.''

Lamar remains unconscious and on a ventilator, and appears to have suffered an ''ischemic stroke,'' caused by a blood clot preventing blood flow to the brain. The insider added: ''So, likely there's brain damage, but they're not sure how much.''

Brothel owner Dennis Hof previously insisted none of his staff saw Lamar, 35, take illicit drugs during his stay, but admitted he was seen taking herbal substitutes for Viagra.

Meanwhile, Lamar's ex-wife Khloé Kardashian, who filed for divorce from the athlete in December 2013 following months of rumours he was addicted to crack cocaine and cheating on her, is ''devastated'' after rushing to be by his bedside.

Another source told gossip website TMZ.com that cameras are not rolling for her family's E! reality series, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' and they have also banned any photography inside the hospital.

Police spokesperson Sharon Wehrly said they received a 911 call from two workers at the brothel who said a man was discovered unconscious and had been using cocaine.

“During that call, the reporting parties informed the Nye County Sheriff’s Office dispatch the male had been using cocaine,” Wehrly said. “They confirmed his usage on Saturday but was unsure if it had continued.

“They also informed dispatch that he had used up to 10 tabs of sexual performance enhancer supplements over the last three-day period. He was unconscious but breathing.

“He had blood coming from his nose and his mouth, along with a white substance.” Wehrly said police detectives obtained a search warrant allowing them to collect a sample of Odom’s blood. That blood was drawn Wednesday and was shipped to a lab for testing.

Odom’s former Laker teammate Kobe Bryant, Kardashian and Reverend Jesse Jackson are among those who have visited the hospital.

Bryant left during the Lakers’ 107-100 pre-season exhibition loss to Sacramento in Las Vegas to be with Odom.

Odom and Bryant, 37, were Lakers teammates from 2004 through 2011, helping Los Angeles capture NBA titles together in 2009 and 2010. Odom had not played in the NBA since 2013.

“I pray this morning for my brother,” Odom’s former Miami Heat teammate Dwyane Wade said on Twitter.  “Dear God he’s one of the good ones. PLEASE watch over him and listen to his heart speak #PrayersForLamar.” Odom played 14 NBA seasons with four teams, comprising the Lakers, Heat, Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks.

In 2011, he won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award.