The glare of the national media is never far from Lamar Odom, as the Mavericks forward has gotten into a spat with Frank Isola, a Knicks beat writer for the New York Daily News.
Isola reported that Marc Cuban berated Odom for not hustling during the third quarter of Dallas' 95-85 victory over the Knicks on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Odom responded on Twitter:
↵↵↵Me and Marc Cuban are cool! Frank u can't lie 4 a story. Unethical Bro.
↵— LAMAR ODOM (@RealLamarOdom) March 8, 2012
Mavs Moneyball has the video of this "story", which might make for a compelling episode for Odom's TV show regardless of its actual news content. NBA veterans, especially in this lockout-compressed season, don't always hustle back on defense and Cuban is notorious for yelling during games from his seat next to the Mavericks bench.
↵Just because Odom is one of the most famous players in the league doesn't necessarily make every single thing he does important.