Lamar Odom enters rehab over drug abuse

Lamar Odom has entered rehab over his drug and alcohol abuse.

The NBA star checked himself into a rehabilitation centre this week, confirms People.

“He realized he needs help,” a source tells People of the 33-year-old NBA free agent.

Lamar, who is married to Khloe Kardashian, has previously admitted to drug use in 2003, however has remained defiant on recent allegations until now.

The basketball player recently hired famed attorney Robert Shapiro to represent him after being arrested for DUI last week.

According to TMZ, he was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol on a freeway in the San Fernando Valley for driving too slowly at 3:54 a.m. on Aug. 30.

Odom lost his driver’s license because he refused the chemical test, a decision that carries a one-year suspension.

He is expected to plead no contest to DUI and receive probation and alcohol education classes.

Sources confirm that Odom’s addiction issues have caused marital problems with his wife Khloe Kardashian, who has stood by his side over the past few months.