An extremely awkward reunion between former NBA star Lamar Odom and his ex-wife, reality television personality Khloé Kardashian, is drawing renewed attention after a viral clip from the Netflix documentary The Life and Death of Lamar Odom circulated widely online.
The four-minute segment captures the former couple’s first in-person meeting in nearly a decade. A user shared the scene on X, where the clip has already surpassed 8.6 million views.
Their reunion, arranged by longtime family friend Malika Haqq, was meant to offer closure. Kardashian planned to return Odom’s personal belongings and move forward. Instead, the conversation reopened painful memories connected to Odom’s 2015 near-fatal overdose.
The meeting begins awkwardly. Odom arrives roughly 52 minutes late and explains he was “out shopping and being thoughtful.” Soon after sitting down, he attempts humor to ease the tension.
“Even though I would love for you to put your tongue down my throat just to break the ice,” Odom says with a smile.
Kardashian responds immediately, her tone direct. “Babe? I don’t even know you,” she says. “Last time I saw you, you couldn’t speak.”
Her comment references the medical crisis that nearly claimed Odom’s life in 2015 at the Love Ranch in Nevada. The former Los Angeles Lakers champion suffered multiple strokes and organ failure before doctors placed him in a coma.
Lamar Odom and Khloé Kardashian Have Awkward First Reunion On Upcoming Netflix Doc “The Life and Death of Lamar Odom”
Kardashian remained by his bedside during the recovery. In the documentary, she recalls spending four months in the hospital helping him relearn basic tasks.
“I remember everything,” Kardashian says during the conversation.
She recounts changing his diapers and helping him walk again while medical staff treated infections. At one point, she also recalls a difficult moment involving Odom’s family.
“I was there when your father said pull the plugs so he can be on your life insurance,” Kardashian says, describing a suggestion she refused.
Odom listens quietly and acknowledges gaps in his memory from that time. “I don’t remember you wiping me,” he admits, “but I know I couldn’t wipe myself.”
Throughout the exchange, Odom expresses appreciation but never offers a direct apology. He later tells producers he felt “under attack” during the meeting. Kardashian, meanwhile, describes the reunion as emotionally “triggering.”
The conversation ends without a hug or clear resolution, leaving viewers with a stark portrait of two people confronting a painful past that neither fully escaped.
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