Netflix Premieres Lamar Odom Documentary on March 31

Netflix's latest installment in its "Untold" series, "The Death and Life of Lamar Odom," premiered on March 31, offering an intimate look at the former NBA star's triumphs and struggles. The documentary features candid interviews with Odom, his ex-wife Khloé Kardashian, his children and his former partner Liza Morales, detailing his basketball achievements, a whirlwind marriage, battles with addiction and a near-fatal overdose in 2015.

Odom, now 46, rose from a challenging childhood in Queens, New York, where his mother died of colon cancer when he was 12 and his father battled heroin addiction. Basketball became his outlet, leading to a standout college career at the University of Rhode Island. Drafted fourth overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in 1999, he played 14 NBA seasons across teams including the Clippers, Miami Heat, Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. His peak came with the Lakers, where he contributed to back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010, and earned the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011 for his versatile play as a 6-foot-10 forward known for rebounding, passing and scoring.

Personal tragedies compounded his pressures. Odom and Morales, whom he dated for a decade...