Latest on Lamar Odom: Can’t Recognize Friends And Family… Doctors Fear Brain Damage!

Former NBA player Lamar Odom’s road to recovery might be rockier than originally thought.

Odom’s brain injury — a product of his near-fatal booze and drug binge at a Nevada brothel last month — is so severe that he’s unable to recognize some family and longtime friends, can barely speak more than a few words, and at times seems “empty,” TMZ reports.

The ailing 36-year-old athlete has made limited progress in recent weeks, and doctors believe he has suffered significant brain damage, the site reports.

The ailing 36-year-old athlete has made limited progress in recent weeks, and doctors believe he has suffered significant brain damage, the site reports.

Odom, who is recovering at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, also has no idea why he’s there, according to his estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian.

Odom and Kardashian called off their pending divorce so she could help make medical decisions during his rehabilitation process, which the reality star called “a long, long road ahead.”

-Nydailynews