--- description: His first practice with the team is Thursday title: Lamar Odom Signs with New York Knicks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NBA](/tag/nba/) ## NBA Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Lamar Odom Signs with New York Knicks  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2014 12:32 AM CUT  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 17, 2014 12:32 AM CUT Lamar Odom is [heading](http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/odom-expected-sign-knicks-woodson-decision-early-thursday-article-1.1758589 "undefined") home to the east coast after signing with the New York Knicks, team owner Phil Jackson announced Wednesday. Odom, a native of Queens, leaves the Los Angeles Lakers immediately to start practicing with the Knicks on Thursday, The New York _Daily News_ reports. Odom will finish the season with the New York team, though he’s unlikely to play in the one game the Knicks have left, their meeting with the Toronto Raptors Wednesday. As [_Sports Illustrated_](http://nba.si.com/2014/04/15/new-york-knicks-lamar-odom/ "undefined") notes, Odom has had his share of challenges of late, including a recent back injury that forced him to back out of a deal with a team in the Spanish ACB League, pDUI charges and time spent in rehab. His wife Khloe Kardashian [filed for divorce](http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/khloe-kardashian-files-for-divorce-from-lamar-odom-20131312 "undefined") last December. \[[NY Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/odom-expected-sign-knicks-woodson-decision-early-thursday-article-1.1758589 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/65932/lamar-odom-new-york-knicks/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/65932/lamar-odom-new-york-knicks/"},"headline":"Lamar Odom Signs with New York Knicks","datePublished":"2014-04-17T00:32:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:20:54.134Z","description":"His first practice with the team is Thursday","url":"https://time.com/65932/lamar-odom-new-york-knicks/","keywords":["NBA","Basketball"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nba/","name":"NBA"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/65932/lamar-odom-new-york-knicks/","name":"Lamar Odom Signs with New York Knicks"}}]}] ```