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OD survivor Odom cheers on Kanye at MSG

- BY RACHEL MARESCA and RAAKHEE MIRCHANDAN­I NEWYORK DAILY NEWS

IT’S BEEN years since Lamar Odom played in the NBA, but Thursday proved his most important trip ever to Madison Square Garden.

Odom joined his estranged wife, Khloé Kardashian, at Kanye West’s fashion line and album-launch at the World’s Most Famous Arena — showing just how far the former Lakers star rebounded after nearly dying of a drug overdose.

The 36-year-old was found unconsciou­s and bleeding from the nose on Oct.13 at the Love Ranch brothel near Las Vegas. Falling into a coma after using cocaine and herbal Viagrag during a four-day binge, there was spe speculatio­n that he would not survive the ordeal.

Four months later, he hobbled in alo alongside the man of the hour as the audie dience cheered.

But the theme of the night was more ab about how Kanye West loves Kanye W West.

The 38-year-old rapping renaissans­ance man unveiled his Yeezy Season 3 fas fashion at the glitzy event, where he simu multaneous­ly played songs from his ne new album while admiring himself on the thearena’s Jumbotron.

Everything West did was orchestrat­ed ed, including entering the star-studded eve event alongside his recovering brother er-in-lawras celebritie­s like Vogue editrtrix Anna rix Win tour and Jay Zlookedon.

T The rest of West’s camera-loving family ily, the Kardashian­s — including daughter North West, wife Kim and sisters-inlaw Kourtney, Kendall, Kylie, as well as Kr Kris and Caitlyn Jenner — arrived before hi him.

In a track from his new album, “The Li Life of Pablo,” West ripped Taylor Swift, wh whom he infamously interrupte­d at the 20 2009VMAs.

The song, “Famous,” featuring Rihanna na, a, included a low blow at his former ri rival. He He rapped: “I made that b---h famous” and “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex.”

He also tore into rapper Ray J — who was the co-star of Kim’s infamous sex tape: “Me and Ray J would be friends if we ain’t love the same b---h/Yeah he hit it first, but the only difference is I’m rich.”

 ??  ?? Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom, who fell into coma after drug-fueled binge at Nevada brothel last year, joins estranged wife Khloé (l.) and rest of Kardashian crew (bottom, inset) for brother-in-law Kanye West’s (below) fashion show at Garden on Thursday.
Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom, who fell into coma after drug-fueled binge at Nevada brothel last year, joins estranged wife Khloé (l.) and rest of Kardashian crew (bottom, inset) for brother-in-law Kanye West’s (below) fashion show at Garden on Thursday.
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