Lamar Odom Regains Consciousness

Former professional basketball player Lamar Odom has regained consciousness three days after he was found unresponsive inside a Nevada brothel.

Odom spoke and gave a thumbs-up greeting from his hospital bed on Friday morning, said JaNean Mercer, a spokeswoman for the Odom family.
He had been on life support after being found on Tuesday with blood coming from his nose and mouth.
The former Los Angeles Lakers star has long struggled with addiction.

Police said that an employee of Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, told emergency services dispatchers that Odom, 35, had been taking cocaine and libido enhancers.
Employees said Odom had spent several days at the brothel.
Odom's estranged wife, reality television star Khloe Kardashian, had been making medical decisions on his behalf.
US media report that although Kardashian filed for divorce in 2013, it had yet to be processed.