Lamar Odom is not some reality star.
He is not the product of his marriage to Khloe Kardashian and he was famous long before he ever appeared on E!.
So argues Scott Van Pelt in this perfectly-said clip from SportsCenter, as the anchor takes issue with the recent headlines in the wake of Odom"s tragic hospitalization.
Odom earned his fame, Van Pelt says, he did not become a celebrity due to an "absence of accomplishment," which is a clear and valid shot and Kim Kardashian and her family.
This is someone who has traveled an "unspeakably difficult road" and who is now fighting for his life inside a Las Vegas hospital. He"s a real person with an actual name, not merely a former co-star on a popular reality series.
Profound words. Watch them for yourself now.
